Knitting Math Demystified: From Measurements to Pattern

this is my pattern making process when it comes to knitting, wether it is by hand or machine. hope that seeing me work out a pattern from measurements taken from a pre existing garment helps you understand the math behind creating a shape out of stitches and rows. if you want to draft your own pattern block: i forgot to say this in the video bnut when you look up pattern block tutorials they usually have darts because they've been drafted for woven fabrics which dont have any stretch. You can look up pattern block for knit, which woint have those darts. regular pattern block: https://inthefolds.com/blog/2016/2/22/how-to-draft-a-bodice-block knit pattern block: https://www.theshapesoffabric.com/2022/03/15/draft-a-basic-bodice-block-for-knit-fabrics/ there are also services where you can input your measurements and it'll draft a pattern block for you: https://patternlab.london/home/ my links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coolstitches Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/nicole-santos Get my patterns (most are free!): https://cool-stitches.com/ timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:17 misconception about pattern making for knitting 02:08 what's a pattern block? 03:23 copying a pre-existing garment 05:21 front pattern piece 14:00 back pattern piece 17:57 sleeve pattern piece 21:11 drafting pattern pieces out of measurements 22:56 measuring a swatch 25:28 converting our measurements into sts and rows 30:25 calculating increase and decrease rates 39:57 calculating short rows 43:48 extra pattern making ti 44:54 comparing the garment we'0ve copied to the original one 45:57 outro