I'm so glad you like my sweater mapping technique that you learned in my video sweater classes. I've always taught it in my video sweater classes, but it's been so popular I FINALLY decided to make it a stand alone in class for Vogue Knitting Live in NYC

I really like you novel approach to things. I just purchased a 12 pg pattern and am so confused where to even start. I do read through a new pattern and mark /underline in colored pencils things that pertain to my size but all the notes for the new types of construction in garments are very confusing. Another problem I see is that when reading on Ravelry about a pattern (before purchase)it may say written instructions and then charted. 50% of the time the stitch pattern/cable/or lace is charted not written out. I cannot deal with charts (have tried everything) I like the ie lace written out. I have even tried to find a conversion software app to convert charts to written instructions. The designers should say only charted and I would pass on it. I do believe also with what new designers are charging for patterns they need to list stitch count throughout the when there are many inc and dec so one knows if you are close to correct. Sorry my rant for the day.

First time I hear of this technique...will certainly give a try. Thank you so much for your generosity and humour. ❤

My stepmother 's mother was German and took the Burda knitting magazine in 1950/60s. I recall the knitting patterns were in diagrams. I thought it was a better idea and clearer than our English fully written patterns. I do some designing for myself in crochet but I am fairly new to knitting. I'm going to try designing in knitting using this method. Thanks.🌹

Love this! I’m dyslexic, so a visual ( like charts) are so much easier for me to use than written lines! I’ll be doing this!

This approach to a one page pattern blueprint sounds like an awesome idea. I will certainly try it!

Boy, am I glad that I found your channel! Have you ever looked at a pattern drafted by a Japanese designer? They use essentially the same approach although the notations are somewhat different and include some additional details which you might want to consider adding to your maps. I agree that the most valuable part of this approach is that it forces you to read closely through the pattern up front. Then you can make sure you understand the directions before you incorporate them into your blueprint. Personally, I use a different approach that helps me avoid mistakes from misreading the small, single spaced text in patterns and the small charts. In any event, probably the most important thing is to choose an approach that works best for you and the way your mind works.

I love knitting garments in pieces bottom up and the stitching them together. It's so much easier having smaller pieces on the needle than the whole garment towards the end.

Like Japanese patterns. They’re absolutely ingenious

Remember last year when you blew my mind by highlighting my pattern where I had my size!! This is epic! I love it.

Excellent tip for truly understanding a pattern and creating a blueprint. I will be trying this!

Wow, I am so glad the algorithm led me to your channel - this was such a helpful video and I love your positive vibe!! Subscribed immediately and look forward to binge watching your other videos. Thanks and greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰🌺

I’ve been using knit companion for several years. I love it. Does take time to learn the more advanced features

I have just found you. This is the second video I have watched. I did subscribe so I won't miss anything. So very interesting. Thank you.

Wonderful! Im excited to try this! Thank you🎉

I am a committed to knit companion. I do go through and highlight my numbers and find this works for me. I have also used the tin can knits app and it is awesome.

Thank you for sharing, this is great. I usually just dive straight into a new project but as you said this way you go through all the pattern, so no surprises. It will also work very well for converting hand knit patterns to machine knitting ones. Great knitting tips too.

Oh bless you , i have knitted a top down sweater over and over and over and over and ovwr again , and when you told me not to knit the ribbing then knit the yoke , i said to myself ..... this woman knows . Thankyou , im going to try and attempt the flax sweater .

Looks like we’re all “on the one page” then!!! Great explanation 👍👍

I love this!! So much great information. Thanks Nicole.

Thank you so much for all these great tips! Will definitely give it a shot! Keep up your great work

Thia is brilliant!

I drew out my next pattern while watching. It was helpful and reminded me of a couple of adaptations I wanted to make and so I marked them on my pattern too.

Brilliant! Thanks Nicole!

Got the Tin Can knits app! I use Knit Companion, too, which allows one to create a “perfect” page of instructions in the app. Now I wish it had a virtual blueprint, too, Easy enough to make on my own, I suppose. I haz Photoshop, after all.😜

I recently found you. I subscribed. You provide a lot of good info. Thank you

45:11 i went this direction by turning my favourite sewing pattern into a knitting pattern. I made a copy of thesewing pattern and turned my gauge into stitches and rows. You gave me great ideas how to put much more information into that drawing. Glad I found you!

This is fantastic, thank you!

I have been doing almost this exact thing. My "pattern notes" look like some kind of madman diary, lol. It really helps. But Im going to make the pattern you made up, haha! Intuitively, I think you nailed it! This and the tutorial about threading yarn for stitch counting, can reduce half the knitting time! Thanks again for the great tips!

such a great idea. a test knit I'm doing that is a sweater knit flat with a modular construction included a really helpful schematic to show how the garment is constructed, similar to the tin can knits pattern you showed but it never occurred to me to jot down my stitch counts on it, and i'd basically have the whole pattern on one page. thanks for this tutorial!

I've done this exact thing with cardigans I designed myself, but I've never thought to map out a pattern I've purchased. I'll have to give this a try! I find these blueprints much easier to follow. Edited to add that I love your sweater. It's gorgeous and flattering. And I use KnitCompanion. I love it! I can cut and paste graph sections onto one page too. :)

Excited to see you are a lefty, but realize you don’t knit as one -sad for me. I’ve always been a lefty knitter and crocheter. Have tried to be a righty many times but it’s just wrong for my brain and hands. Relearned or picked up knitting again during Covid time when forced to retire. Glad, to hear of the Tin Can Knits app. I learned to knit socks from their free pattern and have made the Rye sweater. I’ll download the app and try it out. As for your one page schematic - great idea. I had been making notes and drawings on the back of printed out patterns and on scraps of paper! Your approach is way better! Enjoy your posts and always learn something. Thanks.

Thank you Nicole. Having reached that certain age, I have made life hard for myself (for a while now), misinterpreting pattern instructions when they are too wordy, and discovering the error later in the project, and trying to correct without tinking back heaps of knitting. I check the pattern schematic and guage swatch before starting, but seem to go off track a number of pages into the pattern. This quick visual reference, technique breaking down the pattern, may be the answer to my wandering memory. Ticking off the instructions of the blueprint as they are completed. I will be utilising this exercise for my next garment project

Diagrams are always good! Mind you, I use Knit Companion to cobble together my “perfect” instruction pages with all the built in counters and colored charts one could desire. 😉 Yes, I was a programmer/ web developer before I began knitting, so it all looks like scripting to me. 😊

I’m a crocheter. I’m going to try this with crochet patterns.

I usually have a small dog and a large cat on my lap when knitting. (Before I started using magic loop my hubby would trim my long straight needles to avoid flicking ears of said pets) I always grab a fair size sticky to use for my reference notes. How dare I disturb the sleeping pets. Lol. ‘Let sleeping dogs (and cats) lie’ they say. 😊

The sweater you are wearing is glorious! What pattern is it?

I wish I could "see" the project this way but I am far too literal a knitter. I do think it will help me though. I hand write out every pattern before I start it. Yup, long hand written instructions in the size I am doing in my trusty knitting notebook. I find that writing out the pattern solidifies it in my head before I start the project. I am going to try adding a blueprint drawing to my next pattern and see if it will make sense to me. Thanks for the great tips!

This was great Nicole! It has really helped me to "see the pattern".❤ Also thank for the tip to add the collar later. Would you advise the same for a turtleneck?

Thanks so much for the information. Would love to see the video about the app.

Thx Nicole. I think I will give this a try. I think it will force me to read through the whole pattern first. Update: I tried. I REALLLLY tried but I found I was just rewriting the whole pattern. I agree it did force me to read the whole pattern but it did not work for me this time. Maybe I just need more practice. 😊

I like your suggestion to do the neckline ribbing after. I'm a bit confused why you would cast on with the smaller needle. Wondering if this would make the neck edge tight? Is there a specific cast on technique you would suggest?

I am really interested in your sweater's adaptations. Could you go over them?

I’m sure 🤞creating schematics gets easier with practice. I’m experiencing so much frustration knitting a size inclusive lace cardigan on KnitCompanion, flipping back and forth as the designer has parts that are used for all sizes. It is SO frustrating 😱 and I often lose my place (as well as the will to live) as I skip back and forth, back and forth. I use the free version. I doubt the paid version would make a difference. Your idea looks great but by the time I would have done all that work, again I’d have lost the will to live 🤪. I just want to knit! Sigh. Perhaps I should stick to blankets. 🤩. It’s a great tutorial though. I have sleeves to knit yet and a button band. Perhaps I’ll give your idea a look at for the sleeves. All the increases while keeping two lace patterns intact - what was I thinking 😱

I just looked at this. Great idea!! I am 1/2 finished with the Anker's Summer Shirt and yes, I did knit the rib neck band first. But, maybe this is one of the exceptions as the yoke pattern is also 1X1 rib??? Looks OK so far. I am doing the cut & paste on my 52 Weeks of Socks book so I don't have to write in the book.

I still knit sweater flat n seam together

Gosh right.. i've never started with ribbing at the neck I don't think like this one does. Hmmm.

I always tell nnew knitters to read the pattern and make nots!