Knitting Patterns Guide: How to Use, Adapt & Design Your Own - Perfect for DIY Sweaters, Scarves & Home Decor Projects

An amaxing, comprehensive look at how to adjust knitting patterns. Avoid time consuming and expensive mistakes with careful planning and, of course, effort. You wouldn't see a costly dress without making a muslin, and it's the same for garment knitting. Standard sizes are meant to be altered. Japanese knitting patterns are charted and one size. Scaling up or down is personal responsibility. Learn how to do that with this book. Plus, try a neckline, for example, with a partial pattern. Compare actual body measurements with pattern finished size for an eye opener. In addition, use Any Herzog's books to learn dart making. As knitting patterns are sused for standard b cup. Those with defined waist measurements will want to flatter that aspect. Going from 25" to 35" circumference requires math and an eye for desibf. Or just make a boxy, unflattering garment, which is easy to design. Draw up a pattern with a few rectangles. It'll be wearable by young teens only and won't be any trouble. But it'll hang in the closet, forlorn. This book will help the home designer up the ante to create a wearable and loved garment.