Comments on: New: Knit wear pattern making book

By: Stuart Anderson

Stuart Anderson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:43:11 +0000

Thanks for the link to the book. As a stretch fit patternmaker myself I’m really keen to see how someone else interprets this art!!

By: Kai Jones

Kai Jones — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:28:19 +0000

Hobby knitters mostly know about using “darts” to add bust shaping (although we don’t call them darts, and they come at the problem from the opposite direction by *adding* knitted rows of fabric rather than cutting out), and there are plenty of resources online and in books to learn how to use them and grade them up to your cup size. In fact some patterns for larger women include the graded bust adjustments for up through DDD cup.

By: Zaz

Zaz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:38:45 +0000

hi kai jones, although you say the content of the link is not much a point in there stiked me: “full bust circumference (assuming that the body shape reflected in these measurements has a B cup)” so this goes in the direction of why undercup and “overcup” AND bust circumference are important but again, they are important for custom made knits, right? if one is working with industrial knits they’d want to size for size B cups and well, those not fitting in that category just have to do with the items or not buy them…
kathleen, i remember once you told me you alas did not know much about knits. i was looking for a book like the first one you mention under these words: “the latest and greatest in books and directories” and i one time i was thinking there just MUST be one in french…
i am french and live in france…
well anyway… if someone hears of one for the french market please let me know…

thanks again for a great post and i will be checking your blogs if your IDs are active OXOX

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:38:29 +0000

I don’t know why you would get the argument about the inner and outer diameters – get any sceptics to measure a coffee cup circumference inside and out then they’ll see it’s different! Could do it with masking tape quite easily.

Cheers,

By: Kai Jones

Kai Jones — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:38:52 +0000

The following link is an article on pattern grading for the hobby-knitting-market pattern writer. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/FEATspr08TBP.html

By: keith Richardson

keith Richardson — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:22:38 +0000

Thanks for the great review, yes there are some typo errors, which will be corrected with the next edition (a few years off), my first text-book.
Thanks, and I hope it helps
Keith Richardson

By: Babette

Babette — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:26:57 +0000

To all the patternmaking teachers of the world – you trained us to make our facings a squidge smaller so that they would sit under, why not hems?

This is so logical, practical and from miserable experience, clear, that I can’t help but wonder why it isn’t in every 101 on patternmaking.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:53:11 +0000

I’m doing a happy dance! I’m so glad you posted this – my copy is on it’s way to me!

By: gail

gail — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:56:53 +0000

The librarian in me comes out: The title inside the book (amazing called the Title Page) is the official title of the book. Doesn’t matter what is on the cover or the spine of the book–it’s what’s inside that matters.

By: Sandra B

Sandra B — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:30:31 +0000

I got this a couple of weeks ago, and was going to review, but my book is at work and my computer is at home, and I can’t seem to get the two to meet. I also haven’t had time for more than a cursory glance. I think it, in general, is fantastic. There is so much that will stand a closer look – I didn’t notice the hem info, so now I know that I need to bring it home and really study it. I was a little confused by the measurement charts. From memory, it was something to do with trying to locate an absolute reference that I could match back to Australian sizing. I’ll bring the book home and work out a clearer way to explain that. There was also a mistake in the illustrations for leg shaping on a leotard or maillot – it said there were three lines for small, average and big bottoms, but the illustration only had the front leg-line. I worked it out from the bikini draft later in the book. These are minor quibbles. It’s got so much more than most patternmaking books, so it’s definitely worth having as a reference.
I also finally splurged and spent the housekeeping on the two PatternMagic books. Beyond wonderful. My husband heard the exclamations of delight coming from my study, and raced in to make sure I was alone. I now just have to convince my picky 7 year old that baked beans a) are not toxic, and b) will in fact be our staple food for three weeks. It’s worth it.