Overview

The Goal of this course

For success in mastering DesignaKnit, take it step-by-step

All the power of Designaknit is at your fingertips.

Ditch the pencil, paper and calculator. Using the software, quickly and accurately draft custom knitting patterns made just for you.

In this course you will copy a sweater from a photo. No knitting instructions are available and the sweater is also not available to try on and measure.

Using all the DesignaKnit modules, you will:

Create the basic sweater knitting instructions
Use Graphic Studio and Stitch Designer to create stitch patterns
Precisely position the stitch patterns on the garment pieces
Design and add a kangaroo pocket
Print knitting instructions
Use Interactive knitting to knit the sweater with the stitch patterns

New to DAK? (or are your skills rusty?)

Course: Stitch Designer 101

Course: Stitch Designer 201

Course: Standard Garment Styling Deep Dive

Overview

The Power of Software

All the power of Designaknit is at your fingertips.

Ditch the pencil, paper and calculator. Quickly and accurately draft custom knittingn patterns made just for you.

	Create knitting patterns from the library of "standard" garments. Hundreds of combinations are available with just a few clicks
	Get creative and modify those standards graphically, with Original Pattern Drafting. Create your own knitted shapes and let DAK calculate your knitting instructions
	Create and position stitch patterns on your garment pieces without graph paper.
	Use Graphics Studio to manipulate published stitch patterns and make them your own
	Use interactive knitting to follow your pattern row by row

Overview

Start to Finish Plan

Swatch and establish gauge

Swatch for ALL stitch patterns. Fairisle knits at a different gauge than stockinette and the band stitch pattern may knit at a different gauge than the birdseye pattern.

To account for the differences:

Change your tension and swatch until each stitch pattern is the same as the others
Adjust your stitch and row counts to accommodate the differences

From Knit it Now: Mix 'n Match Stitch patterns

Identify and Create basic Sweater Shape | Standard Garment Styling

Choose from the hundreds of built-in sweater shapes.

Make ALL sizing changes in Standard Garment Styling

Make design modifications | Original Pattern Drafting

Add pockets and collars
Move points to modify the basic shapes taking care to preserve any edges that will join (seams)

Draw / copy stitch patterns | Stitch Designer

Choose from hundreds of available stitch patterns in DAK folders
Copy from printed resources
Create your own.

Copy an existing stitch pattern | Graphic Designer

Graphic designer can make quick work of re-creating stitch patterns you find in books and printed materials

Position the stitch pattern(s) on the garment pieces | Stitch Designer and Original Pattern Drafting

In Stitch Designer you move the garment pieces over the "fabric" of the stitch pattern

In Original pattern Drafting move the "fabric" behind the garment pieces

Create stitch pattern in useable format | Stitch Designer

Create punchcards, mylar or download to your electronic machine

Knit the garment shapes while knitting in pattern | Interactive knitting

Follow along row-by-row to knit your garment shapes, change colors and keep track of your stitch patterns

Overview

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.
,br> 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?

Even if your original design has one style of sleeve, you are free to choose your favorite at this point

DesignaKnit offers 4 sleeve styles: Drop Shoulder | Set in Sleeve | Raglan | Saddle Shoulder

Overview

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