There are many ways to draft an original pattern. Draping is one of them. With commercial knit fabric, we will construct garments right on ourselves and use this "mock up" as a basis for our knitting. We will transpose the pieces onto gridded marker paper then plug in our gauge and figure out areas of simplification. Motifs may be previewed, stitch patterns “tried out,” and details tested. Most importantly, a personal and customized fit will be ensured.

See me use fabric to drape garments onto 2 volunteer students, learn how to use this as a basis for knitting, find out how to convert this into stitches and rows easily.