Technical Editing

A collection of tutorials covering various aspects of technical editing for knitting patterns.

Drawing knitwear schematics in illustrator -
part 1

This post deals with getting your workspace set up, including Illustrator Preferences and Layers, ready to start creating a professional standard knitwear schematic diagram.

Pattern checking vs tech editing

An explanation of how pattern checking differs from tech editing for knitting patterns, along with a description of the recommended steps for pattern checking.

DRAWING KNITWEAR SCHEMATICS IN ILLUSTRATOR -
part 2

This second tutorial guides you in using Illustrator to draw the basic outline shape of your knitwear, using an overhead photograph of the item as your guide.

Cast on vs cast-on

A short explanation of when to hyphenate cast on.

DRAWING KNITWEAR SCHEMATICS IN ILLUSTRATOR -
part 3

The final part of this tutorial series shows how to refine the outline shape, adding curves and details, as well as adding measurements and aligning.