Works of Our Hands

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  • Pros, Cons, and Fixed Pricing: Newbie Tech Editor (Part 1)

    Pros, Cons, and Fixed Pricing: Newbie Tech Editor (Part 1)

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    Are you curious about what it’s like to charge a fixed rate price for your services that help create knitting patterns? Are you just curious about the nitty gritty behind why I used this pricing system as a beginning tech editor? This post should answer both those questions! Hello everyone! In the fall of 2022,…

  • It Fits: Size XS to 5XL

    It Fits: Size XS to 5XL

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    In the last couple years, I’ve been growing in my knowledge of creating a knitting pattern that will fit all the included sizes consistently the same way. This article shares points I’ve learned. Hello everyone! When you purchase a knitting pattern, likely, you pick the size that best correlates to your body measurements, or the…

  • Abbreviations: Helpful or Not?

    Abbreviations: Helpful or Not?

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    In this article, I share my thoughts on how abbreviations can be helpful or cause confusion depending on how they are used in a knitting pattern. Also, I give the list of details I check for when tech editing concerning abbreviations. Hello everyone! Abbreviations! Most knitting patterns I encounter use K2tog instead of knit two…

  • An Ounce of Prevention

    An Ounce of Prevention

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    Everyone makes mistakes including myself. Thankfully, I can learn from mistakes and work to prevent the likelihood of repeating that same mistakes. Here are practical ways I prevent mistakes in my knitting-related work. Hello everyone! I strive for my work to be perfect! As much as I work to examine every single detail of a…

  • Practical Gloves for Dad

    Practical Gloves for Dad

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    My dad requested a handknit from me. He requested a pair of fingerless gloves. This post shares all about these gloves. Yarn: Knit Picks Palette Green/Clover Red/Autumn Heather White/White Pattern: This was my own design based upon what I learned designing and knitting a previous pair of fingerless gloves. Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) and…

  • Gauge: Details to Include in a Pattern

    Gauge: Details to Include in a Pattern

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    What details should be written in the gauge section of a knitting pattern? I’m going to share with you the details that I verify are included from my tech editing experience. Hello everyone! Once upon a time, I designed a knitting pattern. It was a knitting pattern for a pair of mittens. One day, I…

  • Swatching Tips I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago

    Swatching Tips I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago

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    In this article, I’ve documented 11 points that I wish I knew before I knit my first swatch. Knowing these tips 10 years ago would have helped me avoid much wasted time, frustration, and ill-fitting knitting projects. Hello everyone! As a knitter, there’s a very crucial task that occurs often in my life. Unfortunately, I…

  • Gloves for Mom

    Gloves for Mom

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    Yarn: Knit Picks Palette Green/Clover Red/Autumn Heather White/White Pattern: My own design Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) double pointed needles What I Enjoyed: What Bothered Me: My dad had requested a pair of fingerless gloves. He is very handy. From typing for his job to his various outside tasks, he keeps busy with his hands.…

  • Focusing Tips from a Tech Editor

    Focusing Tips from a Tech Editor

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    I’ve noticed habits that help me focus better. I wanted to share some of them with you. Hello everyone! Focus! Can I do that? Personally, I recognize areas of my life that deserve more of my focus. There are people, places, and things in my life that deserve my full attention with all five senses…

  • It’s Time to Tech Edit

    It’s Time to Tech Edit

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    When is the best time to send a knitting pattern to be tech edited? This article gets into the nitty gritty of that question. Hello everyone! If you are in the middle of designing a knitting pattern, congratulations! You may be wondering, “When should I send my pattern to the tech editor?” Let me explain…