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I spent a lot of time at the June 2017 TNNA trade show talking to both new and seasoned designers alike on their views of the industry. Maybe it’s because my own perspective has changed, but it seems that designers today are more vocal about being compensated fairly for their work. I’ve also seen a shift in the marketplace for designers what was deemed fair compensation in 2010 isn’t the same as what’s fair now. Now I’m a lot more selective in when, what, and who I design for. Since then a lot has changed: I have a family and a full time job in the industry (which I love!), and although I still design, it’s never been my main source of income. Looking back, I realize I was more or less working for free. At first, it didn’t occur to me that I should care about being paid fairly – I just wanted to get my name out there, and I thought you had to work for free in order to become a big name designer with a book deal. I wrote patterns because I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for on Ravelry, and I had lots of ideas of the exact thing I wanted to knit, it was just a matter of making them come to life. (If you are using circulars and knitting in the round, knit every round).įold the armhole border in half to WS and slipstitch into position.I first started writing knitting patterns in 2010 when I was living in China and teaching English. Beg with a P row, work 3cm / 1 1/4 inches in st st, ending with a P row.With RS facing and using 4mm (US 6) needles, pick up and K 60sts S/M, 80sts (L/XL) between markers.Join left shoulders and neckband seam, reversing seam for last 2cm / 3/4 inch at neck edge.

Beg with a P row – work 3cm / 1 1/4 inches in st st, ending with a P row (If you are using circular needles, you will just knit every round.).

With RS facing and using 4mm (US 6) needles, pick up and K 20 sts (S/M) 30 sts (L/XL) down left side of front neck, 23 sts (S/M) 21 sts (L/XL) across front neck, 20 sts (S/M) 30 sts (L/XL) up right side of front neck, 20 sts (S/M) 30 sts (L/XL) down right side of back neck, 23 sts (S/M) 21 sts (L/XL) across back neck and 20 sts (S/M) 30 sts (L/XL) up left side of back neck.

Pattern 1 row, then complete matching the first side of neck.

With RS facing, join yarn and cast off first 23 sts (S/M) 21 sts (L/XL), pattern to end.

Keeping the pattern correct, cont straight until work measures approx 27 inches / 69 cm from cast-on edge.

Dec 1 st at neck edge on next and every foll alt row until 20 (S/M) 22 (L/XL) remain.

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next and foll 1 (S/M) 2 (L/XL) alt rows.

Cast off 3 sts at beg of next and foll 1 (S/M) 2 (L/XL) alt rows.

Next row – work in the pattern (this is a knit row) for 36 (S/M) 41 (L/XL) sts, turn and leave rem sts on a spare needle or stitch holder.

Please note – work in the pattern sequence as stated above so the pattern continues through the neck. Place a marker at each end of the last row to denote beg of armholes.Ĭont in pattern until work measures approx – 52cm / 20.5 inches. Work in the pattern until the back measures 37cm / 14.5 inches from the cast-on edge, ending with a P row. Purl row – working into the first loop and allowing the extra 2 loops to slip off the needle to their full length.K1, *In each st, insert the RHN into the stitch on the LHN as if to knit, then wind the yarn 2 times around the needle and K1* rep from * to * to the last st, K1.Work 3cm/1 1/4 inch in st st, ending with a P row.Using 4mm (US 6) needles CO 95sts (S/M) 103sts (L/XL).