Design your Sweater Style
The Goal
You don't have to start drafting your pattern from a blank sheet of paper.
Use Standard Garment Styling's hundreds of basic sweater templates.
With the power of this module you can get knitting FAST and not have do one more thing (unless you want to get more creative).
Design your Sweater Style
First Steps
The first step in copying a sweater is to identify the style of the sweater.
DesignaKnit will guide you and ask questions as you build your sweater in Standard Garment Styling. Most sweaters can be identified by their armhole and sleeve style.
- Is it a cardigan or pullover?
- What armhole and sleeve style do you want?
Design your Sweater Style
Build your Basic Sweater Shape
Design your Sweater Style
Fine-Tune the Design and Fit
Design your Sweater Style
Raglan Sleeve Styling
Design your Sweater Style
Custom Sizing Charts
Design your Sweater Style
About Ease
Ease is a personal choice. the best way to establish your preferred ease is to measure a sweater that you like and duplicate those measurements for your finished garment measurements.
View the Standards
| Description | Blouse, Dress | Jacket | Coat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck | .5 - 1" | ||
| High Bust or Chest | 2.5 - 4" | 3" | 4" |
| Bust, Fullest Part | 2.5 - 4" | 3 -4" | 4 -5" |
| Apex to Apex | 0" | ||
| Back Waist Length | .5" | .5" | .5" |
| Back Blade Width | .5 - 1" | 1" | 1 - 1.5" |
| Back Shoulder Point to Shoulder Point | .25 - .5" | 1 - 1.5" | 1 - 2" |
| Center Front Bodice Length (neck to waist) | .5" | ||
| Shoulder to Bust | 0" | .25" | .5" |
| Shoulder to Waist | .25 - .5" | .5" | .75" |
| Shoulder Length | 0" | .25" | .375" |
| Sleeve Length | 0" | ||
| Shoulder to Elbow Length | 0" | ||
| Elbow to Wrist Bone Length | 0" | ||
| Arm Circumference | 2 - 3" | 4" | 4" |
| Wrist Circumference | .5 - .75" | 1" | 1" |
| Waist | .5 - 1" | 3 - 6" | 5 - 12" |
| High Hip | 1.5 - 2" | 3 - 6" | 5 - 12" |
| Hip to Fullest Part | 2 -3" | 4 - 8" | 6 - 12" |
| Description | Pants | Skirt |
|---|---|---|
| Waist | .5 - 1" | .5 - 1" |
| High Hip | 1.5 - 2" | 1.5 - 2" |
| Hip, Fullest Part | 2 -3" | 2 -3" |
| Crotch Depth | .5 -1" | - |
| Crotch Length | 1 - 2" | - |
| Thigh Circumference | 2" | - |
| Calf Circumference | 2" | - |
Design your Sweater Style
Cut 'n Sew
Design your Sweater Style
Customize your Design
Use Original Pattern Drafting to modify your basic shape by moving points.
The possibilities are almost endless!
A quick example is to make an asymmetric v-neck on a woman's sweater.
For this project, we'll use Original Pattern Drafting to add a Kangaroo pocket to our sweater.
Kangaroo Pocket in Original Pattern Drafting
Design your Sweater Style
Your Turn: Practice
Design a Basic Sweater
Using Standard Garment Styling, create a sample pattern to use for these exercises
Choose any style and any size.
If you haven't used Standard Garment Styling, or need more practice, play with the different tools and features, customizing the appearance and sizing.
Need more help with Standard Garment Styling?
Add a Kangaroo Pocket
Use the garment you created in Standard Garment Styling and add a kangaroo pocket piece. We will practice placing the stitch pattern on this piece.
Review how to create a kangaroo pocket
Need more help with Original Pattern Drafting?
LearnDAK.com Course: Original Pattern Drafting 101
Design your Sweater Style
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