July 13, 2010

Are knitting patterns like sausages? Or would you actually like to know more about how they are made?

Wrapping up the pattern for the Ship Shape Jacket

When I am tech editing a sweater pattern, I often feel like I'm lost in the Matrix, with a slow cascade of digits dripping down the pages. Each little error I find has to then be combed through, row by row, to be sure that everything that comes after it takes that major (or minor) correction into account. Because you don't just add that stitch once, but rather, to every row that follows it. If you look closely at the pages in the photo here (click to enlarge), you'll see a little grid of numbers pencilled in. That's me checking my work. I mentally knit each row while I jot down the impact it has on stitch and row count.

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My newest design, the Ship Shape jacket...

 

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Ship Shape jacket

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  This is my newest design: the Ship Shape jacket. The pattern to knit this jacket will be available shortly.
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  Slipped stitch edges and ridges highlighting faux seams accentuate a shapely form.
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  A dramatic collar balances the fitted shoulder.
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  Tailored details in the back.
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  Buttoned all the way up and toasty warm.
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  Navy peacoat buttons complete the nautical look here, or choose an altogether different button for a more dramatic effect.
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  The slip stitch ridge on the sleeve continues into a simple saddle shoulder.
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  I've never worn a double-breasted jacket before that looked as good open as closed. This one does!