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- Lace 6 chart/ Red pulloverIn Lovely in Lace·January 15, 2022Lace 6 Red pullover1165
- Swatch StandardsIn Planning Your Design·January 20, 2022I'm new to the professional side of designing and wondered what the standard sized swatch looks like? Example: my design has multiple stitch types. Do I individually swatch for each stitch or make 1 large swatch for all stitches? Or do you just swatch for the main stitch? How do the publishers wish to see these?1155
- Teamwork and CommunityIn Getting Started·January 11, 2022We’re here to celebrate your wins and cheer you on. We will be posting our events and keeping the calendar up to date. Sometimes, our team will start conversations around popular topics. We will check discussion forums twice a day, during normal business hours. Please note that our response time is 48 - 72 hours.1152
- How to Knit DBLT4BIn PAST EVENTS·January 10, 2021Question - Side Panel: Panel 1 row 7 stitches 9-12. There are 2 loops in one square, 2 blank squares and then 2 loops in the upper square. Do we twist one stitch twice? Shirley’s response: That is a DBLT4B. It is worked as follows: Hold 2 sts at back on CN, then K1tbl on the next 2 sts, then K1tbl on each of the 2 sts held on the CN. You see that technique in Knitwear Design Workshop on page 312 with the blue colored line slanting to the right. It is a colored line because it is also used on the center "Latch" section of the "Ribbon & Latch" Panel. If you look at page 309 you will see the full explanation of each crossing. There are only two 4 st crossings. On Panel 1 only the right leaning crossing (sts held at back) is used on Row 7. On the center "Latch" section of the "Ribbon and Latch" Panel, both the left leaning (sts held at front on cn) and right leaning (sts held at back on cn) 4-stitch crossings are used on rows 5, 13 and 21. If you download the written instructions for the charts that are posted in the Resources section of the VIP area for the KAL participants on , all working twist techniques used on any row are explained directly beneath that row. Those instructions are step by step guides for studying the charts. Shirley1153
- Jotform Submission- Walkthrough VideoIn Getting Started·January 21, 2022Hi Hi Hi Below is a video walk-through of the submission form and how to use Jotform.11248
- DAL 6 Presents Brooklyn TweedIn Getting Started·March 2, 2022We are very excited to have Jared Flood and Luigi Boccia from Brooklyn Tweed as our guest speakers this weekend! See you there. https://www.shirleypaden.com/so/50Nz5sXPg?languageTag=en#/main1116
- Stitch PatternsIn Getting StartedJanuary 13, 2022It’s been almost a week since our kick-off and we still don’t have the stitch charts. Tomorrow, group 2 will have their kick-off. The submissions for that group will be due a week later than ours. Will they have access to the stitch patterns when we do, or a week later? Some people are hunting down the magazines where those patterns were published so they can start swatching now. Comments?11
- Yarn ChoicesIn Planning Your DesignJanuary 13, 2022Since yarn guides the pattern, wouldn't we need to know the yarn we have to choose from for the final garment? Are are all the choices for example, DK weight and have silk in them?11
- DAL Segments: Classic versus CompetitiveIn Classic versus Competition·January 17, 2022In its simplest form, the Classic DAL is a friendly design experience with no stakes and very few parameters where you will be guided along by the coaches and Shirley. The competition is exactly that...a competition... Classic DAL Final garments will not be judged Classic participants will not be eligible for the main prizes You may purchase yarn from any supplier Yarn selections must be based on the three categories, lace, cables, color Garments or accessories are allowed in any size but must be made to fit Competition Judged Competition During the contest, cannot share any visuals outside the DAL. Rules and Restrictions Apply A signed Agreement must be completed Yarn must be purchased from one of 3 DAL suppliers based on the category All Garments Planned and knit in Size Small following Measurement Guides GARMENTS ONLY For those competing, they will have to swatch again with the official yarn in February. The initial swatch will be preliminary. It will be provided to give us an understanding of the design. However, when we move into the Planning Phase of the design, in order to accurately plan a garment to the correct measurements, the numbers must be based on the stitches per inch. For that, the calculations must be based on the actual yarn being used to construct that garment. Based on the past 5 DALs, 98% of the garment body types were either Pullovers or Cardigans with Classic or Double Taper Body Types with either V or round necks. I want to level the playing field so everyone feels that they can accomplish planning the body type. I will be teaching classes on both body types and neckline types. Those body and neck types are also covered in depth in my Handknit Garment Design Class on and are included in the Handknit Garment Design App. If people need additional help with those body shapes or neck types those additional resources are there for them. They are also covered in Knitwear Design Workshop with worksheets included for planning. The selected garment bodies and necklines allow for a very broad range of garments. The, DAL designers can place their personal stamps on their designs by doing different things with their selected pattern stitches. Also, they can add embellishments like collars, cuffs, ruffles, etc. They can also design an asymmetrical V neckline. Round necklines can have different depths from high to scooped. Also, turtle necks or mock turtle necks begin with high round necklines. For front closures, they can add buttons or frogs, or zippers. They can also add belts. The garment body can be single or double-breasted. They can deconstruct the stitch pattern and can combine stitch patterns. However, as I explained during the presentations, if they combine different categories of stitch patterns, they will need to have one pattern that is obviously dominant for a clear category entry of Lace, Color, or Cables. There are many, many possibilities for creativity using the two silhouettes and the two necklines. Prizes 3 CATEGORIES / 3 PRIZES $1,000 FOR EACH WINNER WINNERS AND GARMENTS FEATURED IN THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF VOGUE KNITTING FALL 2022 Competitor Agreement: You cannot share any visuals of the design outside the DAL during the contest. If your garment is one of the 3 winning designs it will be featured in the 40th Anniversary of Vogue Knitting Magazine (VKM). You will sign a contract with VKM that will state that you will retain all rights to your design and the garment will be returned to you after being included in the trunk show for the issue. The designer can self-publish the design 1 year after the VKM publication date. VKM will retain publication rights and can include the design in future VK publications. コンテスト期間中は、デザインのビジュアル(スケッチ、写真)をDALグループの外で共有することはできません。入賞3作品に選ばれた作品は、Vogue Knitting Magazine (VKM)の40周年記念誌に掲載される予定です。VKMとの契約には、デザイナーがデザインに関するすべての権利を保持すること、およびその号のトランクショーに使用された後、作品はデザイナーに返却されることが明記されています。デザイナーは、VKMの発行日から1年後にそのデザインを自費出版することができます。 VKMは出版権を保持し、そのデザインを将来のVK出版物に掲載することができます。020281
- Knitting the Pea CoatIn PAST EVENTSJanuary 21, 2021I want to share with you some photo from when I knit the first Pea Coat. You can see the pieces laid out before seaming.50
- Bonus ClassesIn Getting StartedJanuary 12, 2022Having the chance to take part in free master design classes with Shirley makes me feel like I've already won!50
- Yarn ChoicesIn Planning Your DesignJanuary 13, 2022Sometimes yarn guides the pattern. Sometimes the garment guides the yarn. Here is what I recently posted on the Ravelry forum: I've also been reflecting on the challenges of not knowing what yarns will be selected, but then it dawned on me - this is just as it would be if one were submitting a design to a knitting magazine. A designer puts together a proposal with a description of their design and inspiration, a sketch of the garment they are imagining, and a swatch of the stitch patterns. Then the magazine often asks that the design be done in an entirely different yarn! AND, they request the finished garment in a size for their models, not in the size of the designer, so of course, yarn must then be procured and more swatches knit to inform the final design. Shirley is treating us like professional designers and I am going to take that as a sign of her confidence. I just wish more models my size were being used!5
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