Also titled: The Beginner's Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns

This book is a guide to writing knitting patterns: how to translate your great knitting project into a set of instructions that any other knitter can follow.

Kate provides concrete guidelines, with lots of examples, on topics including :

• what information needs to be included in a knitting pattern
• how to properly and clearly communicate sizing and measurement information
• what schematics are, why you need them, and how to create them
• how to use charts and written instructions to express special pattern stitches like cables and lace
• stitch nomenclature (especially related to cables), abbreviations, and glossaries -how to handle multiple sizes and versions
• use of brackets and * to indicate repeats
• how to establish a personal style sheet And much, much more. So much more!

Kate discusses technical editing and test knitting – explain what they are how, why they’re important, and when they need to be done. Kate gives tips for designers who wish to self-publish, and for those preparing submissions to a publication.