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9 HD Video Lessons
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Faina Goberstein
Knitwear designer and math professor Faina frequently publishes patterns in yarn knitting magazines and is also the co-author of Casual, Elegant Knits. View profile »
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Sizing Knitwear Patterns
with Faina Goberstein
Whether your goal is to sell online, get published, or knit a sweater to fit, with Faina's expert grading tips, you'll be on your way to pattern success!
If you design custom knitting patterns, but dread calculating slopes and sizing, this is the class for you. Knitwear designer and math professor Faina Goberstein walks you step-by-step through every calculation involved in grading a range of sizes, from the initial gauge swatch through shaping every element of a knitted garment and calculating yardage. You will conquer your pattern grading fears and finish with a pattern that's ready to knit, and the knowledge and tools to use these skills for years to come.
Faina's Gita cardigan pattern, designed exclusively for Craftsy, is included with the class. Using Gita as an example, Faina sets up a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and shows you how to harness its powerful features to do all the math. She'll be right by your side ready to answer questions on the Craftsy platform if you get stuck! Use the 30-second video repeat to replay segments you don't understand, take video notes to mark the tricky parts and chat with Faina and your fellow knitters along the way.
For professionals and aspiring knitwear designers, this is the perfect companion Craftsy class to Edie Eckman's How To Say It: Pattern Writing for Knitters. Whether your goal is to sell patterns online, place your designs in knitting books and magazines, or adapt a sweater pattern to fit, with Faina's expert sizing and grading instruction, you'll be on your way to pattern success. Sign up for Sizing Knitwear Patterns today!
What You'll Learn
- Sizing standards, measuring a gauge swatch, and stitch pattern considerations
- How to build time-saving spreadsheets to plan your design and do the math for you
- Step-by-step calculations to grade a range of sizes from petite to plus
- Time-tested ways to determine slopes for perfect shaping through the waist, sleeves and neckline
- How to estimate yarn yardage for each size
- Dozens of tips and tricks from an experienced pattern designer
What You'll Make
Bonus pattern included free with your class: Faina's exclusive Gita cardigan, a classic button-front, V-neck sweater with inset sleeves and waist shaping, sized from 33.5" (85 cm) to 62.5" (159 cm) bust. Please note: You won't learn how to knit this sweater in class.
What You'll Need:
- Worsted weight yarn, 600g/1320 yards (6 skeins) - 1000g/2200 yards (10 skeins), depending on garment size
- Buy the course kit and save 22% on Cascade 220 to knit the Gita cardigan in size small (6 skeins), medium (7 skeins), large (8 skeins), XL (9 skeins) or XXL (10 skeins).
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 15:58 |
| 2 | Important Beginnings | 1:09:26 |
| 3 | Excel Basics | 44:11 |
| 4 | Plan Before You Cast On | 1:05:50 |
| 5 | Waist Shaping | 42:59 |
| 6 | Armhole Shaping & Sleeve Options | 22:10 |
| 7 | Neckline & Shoulder Shaping | 1:02:15 |
| 8 | Sleeves | 1:17:39 |
| 9 | Estimated Yardage & Wrapping Up | 25:17 |
Skills you should have:
- Read a basic pattern
- Knit in the round
- Work increases and decreases
- Imagination for designing new projects!
- Read charts
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
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Bravo!
What more can I say, but thank you for the precision you put into this class. I one of those , who were on the starting point of designing and now I feel confident that every part of the garments I make will be accurately calculated and sized. I will upload my cardigan soon(personal design but the instructions from the class used:) Thanks a million, Faina!
Faina, you rock!
I've taken a few classes here on Craftsy, but this one, I can honestly say, has impacted me in such a good way.
Faina is a wonderful instructor, she's incredibly good at explaining things that I never in a million years would have thought I would understand. For the first time in my life, I am getting excited about math! The biggest roadblock for me and getting my designs out of my head has been the math and the why and how behind it all. She explains everything beautifully. I ...
Loved This Class!
I have, for quite a long time, loved the idea of designing my own knitting patterns and have thought up many different design ideas, but I had no idea how to turn those sketches into knitting patterns!
I have never designed a knitting pattern before, and was really intimidated by the entire process. With this course, however, I really feel like this is a perfectly achievable goal! It's no longer impossible. Just a lot of carefully executed steps. I know that I will be referring back ...
Essential for all aspiring designers!
Faina is amazing! She's able to make the seemingly impossible actual approachable and doable. I've been terrified of Excel for years and even tried several times to learn it on my own. With Faina by my side and the ability to rewind and watch until I truly understand and remember all the necessary steps, I finally get it! Thank you Faina!
This course covers every imaginable aspect of grading garments in a very professional way. I encourage every designer to take it.
I loved this class!
I have learned so much in this class. Faina Goberstein goes into every aspect of fitting a pattern to your mesasurements or designing for others. She shows how easy it can be by using Excel to get the necessary calculations needed to make a great fitting garment. She is very thorough and explains steps in detail. She includes other great tips along the way like gauge, button placement, to name just a few. She leaves you with a feeling of empowerment to take your knitting to the next ...
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