I've been waiting for this book to come in the mail all week, and it's finally here!! It's the
best book for those who are already knitters who wish to make their own custom made patterns. It has what's called 'master templates' for all different items, socks, sweaters, vests, gloves/mittens, hats, scarves, bags and much more! What I love even more about this book, is the Appendix in the back, it shows how to make a custom made pattern by taking your
exact measurements (waist, shoulders, length of back & front, sleeves, etc), which is PERFECT for someone like me, who has distention in my abdomen area, I find when I buy shirts, I have to get them in a large size, and the sleeves are always big, and it just doesn't fit right. But, if I'm able to make a customized shirt based solely on my measurements, then I can make a shirt to accommodate my large belly. I don't know if any other women have that problem, buying shirts or sweaters that just don't fit right, well, if that's the case, this is the book for you! To order this book, and start your own endeavor on making the 'perfect pattern' for you,
click here
This book is totally awesome, and with it's help, I will start making and posting pictures of my 'own unique' patterns!
Another great book is "The Field Guide to Knitting". If you wish to make your own unique patterns, this book is also a
MUST HAVE.
Click here to purchase it and take a look on what's inside. It shows you virtually
every pattern known to man! These would be you're two reference books in creating your own pattern. And, you can create your own pattern not just for a custom made sweater, but for
anything. If you wish to make a unique blanket, or a special covering for something, all you need to do is know the measurements of what it is you want to make, what yarn you want to use, the gauge of that yarn, and what kind of pattern you would like to use (and that's where the "Field Guide to Knitting" comes into
great handy, I would go further to say that it's a necessity). So, now that I'm armed with these two great books, I am ready to start making my own patterns. You can actually take
any pattern and customize it to your liking. You just have to find a stitch pattern that fits into the number of active stitches, and rows. Now, this may sound complicated, but even if you're a novice knitter, if you buy these two books and read them, but not only read them,
actually do the steps that are being done as you go along. By reading it, you can get a gist of how to customize something, or as "Teach yourself Visually Design Knitting" puts it, the 'master pattern', which in retrospect, can be any pattern that can be tweaked to your specifications. When looking at the back of the book, you can see that it's so simple to make your own pattern, all you need is a book of graph paper, pencil & eraser, ruler, and a calculator, because most people don't know that in creating a pattern, there's
A LOT of mathematics involved.
If anyone out there who knits, please stay tuned, because I'm quickly learning on how to make my own patterns, and I will have them posted here, on my blog. Once I get good at learning how to design my own patterns, I think the same rules apply to creating a crocheted pattern. I do have books on crocheting stitches, not just the typical single, half-double, double and triple crochet stitches, but making crocheted items that have more design to it, such as picot stitching, seed stitch crocheting, etc.
Anyone who purchases
both of these books shown above, will not be disappointed, I can assure you that! If you take the time, you, too, will be creating your own patterns in no time! And when you do, please send them to me, I would love to see them! If anyone's got any 'custom' made patterns already, please sent them to me, as well and I can (with your permission, of course) put them up here for all to see! Till next time...
