Guides for knitwear pattern designers
Practical, plain-language guides with worked numbers you can check — grading, units, pricing and tech editing.
How to grade a knitting pattern
Grade a sweater pattern from one base size to XS–5XL: body measurements, ease, chart steps, gauge and rounding to stitch repeats — with a fully worked example.
Read the guide · 7 minHow to price a knitting or crochet pattern
Price a knitting or crochet pattern with market bands, a cost-plus floor and real marketplace fees for Ravelry, Etsy, Ribblr and Payhip — with worked numbers.
Read the guide · 8 minKnitting pattern grading: inches vs centimetres
Why 10 cm is not 4 inches, how to convert size-chart steps before grading, and the two unit mistakes that quietly break a metric size run — with worked numbers.
Read the guide · 6 minTech editing checklist before you publish
A practical tech-editing checklist for knitting and crochet patterns: size-run math, stitch counts, gauge, yardage, schematic, abbreviations and PDF checks before you publish.
Read the guide · 6 min
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