How I make my job as a knitwear designer work, and how I design, produce and publish knitting patterns to sell in my shop. Featuring professional practice insights, tools and software I use from day-to-day, and some stuff from behind the scenes.
Sometimes the easiest or more accessible way to begin learning how to draw is by stripping away all the details and laying the garment flat. The flourishes, flair, and storytelling can be intimidating and distract you from what the item actually looks like.
The kind of drawings or sketches you’ll create in the process of designing your own clothes will help and support you. Please, please don’t worry about how ‘good’ you think they are. They’re not destined for a gallery or exhibition. They’re there to get you to think creatively and positively about what you want to create.
If you care about inclusive sizing and creating garment patterns that fit well, you’ll need a size chart. Here are some tips and resources to get you started.
How my background in woven pattern cutting and garment construction has helped me as a knitwear designer; specifically, with grading.
For me, grading is a design solution with a technical outcome and a practical application. Here are three ways of applying creative problem solving to the process of grading knitting patterns.
Sometimes I wish I had a lovely kit bag for my knitting. But with a toolkit this size, it might be overkill! Here’s how I use what I do have.
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