In a previous column I talked about charting out short rows. A reader asked an important follow-up question: how to handle the charting of short… Read More »Following Up On Short Rows – guest post from Kate Atherley
A great question came up recently in the Stitchmastery group on Ravelry and we thought it was worth exploring. It’s related to a previous article… Read More »On The Wrong Side – Cables – a guest post by Kate Atherley
There’s been a lot of discussion recently in the knitting world about accessibility. It’s a broad topic, and we know we can’t possibly address all… Read More »On accessibility – guest post by Kate Atherley
One of my favourite features of Stitchmastery is the ability to generate written instructions for the charts I make. When I’m writing up a pattern,… Read More »Repeats and brackets – a guest post by Kate Atherley
I’m often asked how it works to publish a design, what the steps are. I thought it might be interesting to outline them. For a… Read More »A Design From Idea to Publication – a guest post by Kate Atherley
When knitters encounter their first chart, there’s usually a bit of a learning curve, and often a fair bit of consternation. When I teach classes… Read More »Charting Conventions – a guest post by Kate Atherley
Brioche (and related) pattern stitches are enormously popular at the moment. They create wonderful textured fabrics, with lots of drape and visual interest. They’re terrific… Read More »Charting Brioche and Fisherman’s Rib Patterns – a guest post by Kate Atherley
I absolutely adore slipped stitch colourwork patterns because you get all the visual effects of stranded colourwork, with significantly less risk of tangling. If you’ve… Read More »Charting Slipped Stitch Colourwork Patterns – a guest post by Kate Atherley
I need to make a confession: when I chatted to Hannah for my Stitchmastery user interview, she asked me an important question. She asked if… Read More »Backwards and Forwards – a guest post by Kate Atherley
In a previous column, I talked about ways to place and size pattern repeats for small projects like mittens and I’ve also talked about placement… Read More »Grading pattern repeats for garments and larger projects: Part 2 – guest post by Kate Atherley