--- product_id: 828932 title: "Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear" price: "₱4178" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/828932-knitting-pattern-essentials-adapting-and-drafting-knitting-patterns-for-great store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear **Price:** ₱4178 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear - **How much does it cost?** ₱4178 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/828932-knitting-pattern-essentials-adapting-and-drafting-knitting-patterns-for-great) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear: 0499991621316: Melville, Sally: Arts, Crafts & Sewing Review: Knitting Pattern Templates--Teaches Understanding of Custom Patterns - Well-known knitting designer Sally Melville has a gift for explaining knitting techniques in simple, easy-to-understand language. Her previous books (e.g., The Knit Stitch , The Purl Stitch ) are deservedly popular. With KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS, Melville has done it again. She has created a book of pattern templates for knitted garments that is the easiest to follow of any that I've seen. This book is NOT a book for beginning knitters. But knitting isn't exactly rocket science. Any moderately experienced knitter who is motivated to draft custom patterns--patterns that will really fit--should be able to make good use of this book. Aside from basic knitting skills, all that a knitter needs is the ability to read and understand schematic drawings of knitted garments; to take accurate body measurements; and to perform basic math calculations (e.g., to multiply a width-in-inches measurement by a swatched stitches-per-inch number, in order to determine how many stitches will be required at a given place in a garment). What sets KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS apart from other books of pattern templates, is Melville's explanations of WHY you need ease, of HOW MUCH ease you need in a particular garment style, and of WHY you do (or don't) need certain kinds of shaping (e.g., shoulder shaping) in a specific garment style. Melville teaches you to understand the patterns that you draft, which of course makes for better custom patterns. The basic garment shapes discussed in the book are drop shoulder, modified drop shoulder, set-in sleeve, and raglan. However, the book contains much additional discussion of shaping of necklines (funnel, v-neck, etc.), hems (diagonal, shirttails), sides of garments (A-line, hourglass, etc.), sleeves (puffed, saddle shoulder, etc.), cardigans (no overlap, banded, etc.), and finishing bands (armhole, collars and hoods, etc.). Melville also explains how to combine various garment elements successfully. Personally, I like to use computer applications for drafting knitting patterns, because the apps do all the math calculations for me. But any template-generated knitting pattern is only as good as the information typed into it, and the assumptions made by the basic template. With this book, you can fine-tune any template-generated pattern to ensure that you get the desired custom fit. KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS also includes eight Sally Melville knitting patterns that are suitable for advanced-and-adventurous beginners, or for intermediate-level knitters. These are the Three-Bow Pullover, Marsha's Top, Uptown Jacket, Lace-Paneled Top, Escher-Inspired Vest, Bordered Lace Pullover, Carrie's Wrap, and Cee-Cee Wrap. My favorite is the oh-so-elegant Lace-Paneled Top (shown on the book's cover)--which by itself goes a long way toward justifying the book's purchase price. Some other good, fairly recent books on drafting knitting patterns are Custom Knit Jackets , Vintage Design Workshop , and The NEW Knitter's Template . Review: Melville's experience, advice and information has helped me knit better sweaters for myself, terrific! - I love to knit for myself and enjoy 'designing' my own, nothing whacky, just things I prefer in a sweater. Of the many how to do it yourself books there are, (S.Paden, D Bliss, et al), this one is chock full of useful, straightforward information. I find good advice every time I open it up. With it, I can choose to fuss with all the picky details for a perfectly fitted sweater executed to a tee or I can wing something with happier results thanks to eveything she shares based on her lengthy experience. There are knit to fit books, too, but this breaks down the best proportions in a simple discussion up front about balance point that I found enlightening. D. Newton's Design Your Own book is also great (she makes the math of shaping anything easy peasy) but for the sheer glut of practical advice per page, I haven't found another that helps like this. Even the appendix is uniquely useful, with more than the usual explanation of various increases/decreases/techniques, but also where each is most appropriate. (There are 8 patterns for sweaters/tops, too, half of which I hope to get to someday.) It's more compact than my other books, so it goes with me while I'm pondering my next project. But I break out Newton's book to finalize my stuff. If you're L/XL to plus sized, also very good is KnitWearLove, for explanations and advice, but I didn't love the patterns in it, and the patterns are much of the book's content. Still, it's great for techniques like short row shaping for achieving a great knit result for yourself. Or some lucky person you're knitting for. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #211,446 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Knitting Patterns | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (287) | | Dimensions | 7.44 x 0.63 x 8.98 inches | | Edition | First Edition, First Printing | | ISBN-10 | 0307965570 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0307965578 | | Item Weight | 1.46 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 224 pages | | Publication date | March 26, 2013 | | Publisher | Potter Craft | ## Images ![Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Q3FbOl1tL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Knitting Pattern Templates--Teaches Understanding of Custom Patterns *by �***. on March 29, 2013* Well-known knitting designer Sally Melville has a gift for explaining knitting techniques in simple, easy-to-understand language. Her previous books (e.g., The Knit Stitch , The Purl Stitch ) are deservedly popular. With KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS, Melville has done it again. She has created a book of pattern templates for knitted garments that is the easiest to follow of any that I've seen. This book is NOT a book for beginning knitters. But knitting isn't exactly rocket science. Any moderately experienced knitter who is motivated to draft custom patterns--patterns that will really fit--should be able to make good use of this book. Aside from basic knitting skills, all that a knitter needs is the ability to read and understand schematic drawings of knitted garments; to take accurate body measurements; and to perform basic math calculations (e.g., to multiply a width-in-inches measurement by a swatched stitches-per-inch number, in order to determine how many stitches will be required at a given place in a garment). What sets KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS apart from other books of pattern templates, is Melville's explanations of WHY you need ease, of HOW MUCH ease you need in a particular garment style, and of WHY you do (or don't) need certain kinds of shaping (e.g., shoulder shaping) in a specific garment style. Melville teaches you to understand the patterns that you draft, which of course makes for better custom patterns. The basic garment shapes discussed in the book are drop shoulder, modified drop shoulder, set-in sleeve, and raglan. However, the book contains much additional discussion of shaping of necklines (funnel, v-neck, etc.), hems (diagonal, shirttails), sides of garments (A-line, hourglass, etc.), sleeves (puffed, saddle shoulder, etc.), cardigans (no overlap, banded, etc.), and finishing bands (armhole, collars and hoods, etc.). Melville also explains how to combine various garment elements successfully. Personally, I like to use computer applications for drafting knitting patterns, because the apps do all the math calculations for me. But any template-generated knitting pattern is only as good as the information typed into it, and the assumptions made by the basic template. With this book, you can fine-tune any template-generated pattern to ensure that you get the desired custom fit. KNITTING PATTERN ESSENTIALS also includes eight Sally Melville knitting patterns that are suitable for advanced-and-adventurous beginners, or for intermediate-level knitters. These are the Three-Bow Pullover, Marsha's Top, Uptown Jacket, Lace-Paneled Top, Escher-Inspired Vest, Bordered Lace Pullover, Carrie's Wrap, and Cee-Cee Wrap. My favorite is the oh-so-elegant Lace-Paneled Top (shown on the book's cover)--which by itself goes a long way toward justifying the book's purchase price. Some other good, fairly recent books on drafting knitting patterns are Custom Knit Jackets , Vintage Design Workshop , and The NEW Knitter's Template . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Melville's experience, advice and information has helped me knit better sweaters for myself, terrific! *by D***G on January 5, 2016* I love to knit for myself and enjoy 'designing' my own, nothing whacky, just things I prefer in a sweater. Of the many how to do it yourself books there are, (S.Paden, D Bliss, et al), this one is chock full of useful, straightforward information. I find good advice every time I open it up. With it, I can choose to fuss with all the picky details for a perfectly fitted sweater executed to a tee or I can wing something with happier results thanks to eveything she shares based on her lengthy experience. There are knit to fit books, too, but this breaks down the best proportions in a simple discussion up front about balance point that I found enlightening. D. Newton's Design Your Own book is also great (she makes the math of shaping anything easy peasy) but for the sheer glut of practical advice per page, I haven't found another that helps like this. Even the appendix is uniquely useful, with more than the usual explanation of various increases/decreases/techniques, but also where each is most appropriate. (There are 8 patterns for sweaters/tops, too, half of which I hope to get to someday.) It's more compact than my other books, so it goes with me while I'm pondering my next project. But I break out Newton's book to finalize my stuff. If you're L/XL to plus sized, also very good is KnitWearLove, for explanations and advice, but I didn't love the patterns in it, and the patterns are much of the book's content. Still, it's great for techniques like short row shaping for achieving a great knit result for yourself. Or some lucky person you're knitting for. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent tutorial with pretty patterns *by K***R on October 22, 2013* I have been knitting for 20+ years but have done very little design work and have been pretty dissatisfied with the results. But, there are a lot of lovely patterns out there so I have been kept busy. However, I have decided to try designing my own knitwear again and so I ordered this book. It is very well written and provides excellent templates for a wide variety of sweater types. The explanations are well written and easy to understand. Also, Sally Melville have a number of very pretty patterns included to illustrate her explanations. This is not a book for beginning knitters but if you want to give design a try I would recommend starting with this book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear - The Beginner's Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns: Learn to Write Patterns Others Can Knit - The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook: How to Write Great Patterns that Knitters Will Love to Make (-) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/828932-knitting-pattern-essentials-adapting-and-drafting-knitting-patterns-for-great](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/828932-knitting-pattern-essentials-adapting-and-drafting-knitting-patterns-for-great) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-27*