Sizing Knitwear Patterns
Faina Goberstein
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- In-depth Instruction; over 426 mins
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- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
15:58
Meet Faina, learn about the Craftsy platform and get started on sizing basics.
Important Beginnings
1:09:25
Get started with the basics! Learn about measurements and swatching. Make your first gauge swatch and get used to calculating gauge.
Excel Basics
44:11
Learn how this common spreadsheet program can help you with your calculations. Get set up, copy your calculations and learn how to format your cell.
Plan Before You Cast On
1:05:50
Planning your knitting can be the difference to making a perfect fit! A little math will make your knitting fit; learn some basic cast-on and sizing calculations.
Waist Shaping
42:59
Get the fit you want through the middle using decreases and calculations of slope.
Armhole Shaping & Sleeve Options
22:10
Get the sleeve look you want with bind-offs and shaping techniques.
Neckline & Shoulder Shaping
1:02:13
Connect those seams and plan your stitches. Learn about shoulders and neckline shaping with so many possibilities!
Sleeves
1:17:38
Calculate those slopes and increases for the right fit in your sleeves.
Estimated Yardage & Wrapping Up
25:17
Figure out what you'll need. Use geometry to make your schematics work and calculate yardage.
Knitwear designer and math professor Faina Goberstein walks you step-by-step through every calculation involved in grading a range of sizes, from the initial gauge swatch through shaping a garment and calculating yardage. You will conquer your pattern-grading fears and finish with a pattern that’s ready to knit, and the knowledge and tools to use these skills for years to come.
Faina Goberstein
At the heart of Faina Goberstein's love for knitting is a love of learning and teaching. A retired college math professor, she's no stranger to explaining new concepts as clearly as possible. Now, she takes great pleasure in teaching budding knitters new ways to create interesting, textured fabrics they can be proud of, whether at local yarn shop sessions or international events. Faina has designed more than 100 published patterns, is the co-author of the knitter-favorite book The Art of Seamless Knitting and is the author of The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting (September 2015).
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