A Masterclass on Grading

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A Masterclass on Grading

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A comprehensive course that teaches everything you need to know to produce size inclusive knitting and crochet patterns.

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PEOPLE COME IN A WIDE RANGE OF SIZES AND SO SHOULD YOUR PATTERNS

IF YOU STILL ONLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A PATTERN IN FIVE SIZES, ARE YOU REALLY SERVING YOUR AUDIENCE?

When you start grading in more sizes you then start serving a wider customer base. Giving more people the chance to make your garments can only be a good thing, right? If you’re currently hiring out the grading process you can save so much money by learning to do it yourself. That said, if you’re a tech editor there will always be designers who prefer to save time by hiring out grading and being able to offer that service can really expand your business.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

A Masterclass on Grading consists of three sections with each section having been created by a different teacher. The lessons are primarily delivered through video and cover theory as well as real-life grading examples. The course also includes a PDF workbook to aid in your learning.
There is a private Facebook group for you to connect with other students, brainstorm about grading dilemmas you might have.
You get lifetime access to the course material and can work through it at your own pace.
Live office hours, where you can ask the instructors questions, are held once a month on Zoom. If you can’t attend live, these sessions are recorded and posted in the course for you to watch at your own convenience.
Spots are limited per round to make sure you get as much attention as you need from each teacher.

Welcome!

Watch and read this first!

Workbook PDF download

Kick-Off Checklist

Julie's Module - An Overview of Grading: Principles & Theory

An introduction to grading and talking about the theory in the abstract.

Size Chart Resources

A History of Grading

What is Grading?

Defining the Body and Choosing a Size Chart

How I Made My Size Chart

Garment Size Chart

Creating Custom Size Chart

Melissa's Module - Grading Knit & Crochet Designs with Spreadsheets

In this module, Melissa demonstrates how to grade your own design, how to grade for a client, and how to fix a graded design that has errors. She covers both knitting and crochet.

Spreadsheet for Katie sweater 2019

Sample Spreadsheet for A Masterclass in Grading

Setting up Sizing Charts & Grading for Client vs. Self

Widths

Lengths

Stitch Counts

Row Counts

Rate of Increases & Decreases

Questions for Potential Clients

Grading for a Client (Crochet Example)

Fixing the Botched Job

Sarah's Module - Providing a Grading Service

In this module, Sarah demonstrates how she grades a client's knit cardigan design into 14 sizes from beginning to end. She also talks about how to provide grading as a service in your tech editing business.

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Introduction

Getting the Pattern From the Client

Step 1: Tech Edit the Base Pattern

Step 2: Put Sizing Standards and Stitch Gauges into Grading Template

Step 3: Measurements for All Sizes Based on Sample (Part 1 of 2)

Step 3: Measurements for All Sizes Based on Sample (Part 2 of 2)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 1 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 2 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 3 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 4 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 5 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 6 of 7)

Step 4: Calculating Stitch Counts (Part 7 of 7)

Step 5: Cross Check Graded Measurements to Initial Design

Step 6: Calculate Yardage Estimates

Step 7: Insert Pattern Numbers into Pattern Text

Step 8: Send to Colleague for Grading/Tech Edit Check

REPLAY: Q&A December 13, 2019

More Q&A...

Office Hours

Once a month we answer your questions live, and you can watch the replays here. There is a HUGE amount of practical information on grading in these sessions, so we highly recommend watching them, taking notes and asking further questions if you have any!

OFFICE HOURS TOPIC INDEX

Answering your questions (March 31, 2022)

Answering questions (February 24, 2022)

Grading Clinic: Child-sized sweater (January 27, 2022)

Grading Clinic: Suset Suárez Celorio's Crochet Cardigan (December 30, 2021)

Reading and understanding a size chart (November 23, 2021)

Grading drop shoulder garments (October 28, 2021)

Grading for crochet vs knitting (September 30, 2021)

Proportionate ease and percentages (August 26, 2021)

Why to include half sleeve cast on in raglan depth (July 29, 2021)

More stitches on the front (June 24, 2021)

Using upper chest instead of full chest for sizing (May 27, 2021)

Open Office Hours Q&A (April 29, 2021)

Top-down Set-in Sleeves (March 25, 2021)

Set-in Sleeves (February 25, 2021)

Answering questions (January 29, 2021)

The End

Read this when you have completed every module!

Read this when you have completed all the modules!