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It is essential to make a sample square if you are going to design a wearable garment. Do not be seduced into pulling your sample around to get less stitches to the inch - you will regret it. If anything be pessimistic. Once you get knitting check your stitch numbers frequently, especially if increasing, decreasing or using very fine yarns. I do not want to tell you of all the unrippings that lie behind this heartfelt plea. When I am dealing with a very large numbers of stitches on the needle I sometimes find it useful to put markers along the row. I have found several books useful and would recommend these: Sweater Design in Plain English by Maggie Righetti. St Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-05164-6 Just what it sounds like, full of good sound common-sense advice - just like talking to a friend. The Knitter’s Guide to Sweater Design by Carmen Michelson and Mary Ann Davis Interweave ISBN 0-934026-33-5 Gives clear instructions for creating many different styles of sweater using squared paper and measurements -sizing tables included. Knitting in America by Melanie Falick. Artisan ISBN 1-U835183-27-5 I find this very exciting because of the range of knitting and knitters covered. Every now and again I just browse in it to be refreshed in my craft. A Treasury of Knitting Patterns and A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. If you want to use a range of stitches in your work these will give you plenty to choose from. The instructions are clear and she often gives useful tips about the quality or suitability of a pattern. TIP: If working a pattern new to me I find it helpful to use my WP to reproduce it a large type suitable for reading at distance. Much more comfortable and portable than a book. |
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