Using the planners

Fill in each section of the following pages to keep complete records of your projects.

The pages overleaf have room for recording all the information you’ll need to knit your projects. On the right, you can sketch in schematics with the right sizing and use the knitter’s graph paper to pencil in lace and cable charts.

PROJECT

Give your project a memorable name, and make a note of who you’re making it for and where the pattern came from.

START AND END DATE

It’s handy to have a record of how long something took to knit, just in case you want to make it again in the future – this is particularly useful when you’re planning your Christmas knitting or any other project that has a deadline.

YARN

Use this section to write down the name of the yarn and the company that makes it. Add the colour in the next column – and include the dye lot, so that if you need to buy more yarn later you can make sure it’s a perfect match. In the final column note the number of balls you used.

TENSION/GAUGE

The tension is the number of stitches and rows required to make a swatch of a particular size, usually 10x10cm (4x4in). If your tension swatch is too small, use larger needles, and if it’s too big, switch to smaller ones. Keep changing needles until your swatch matches the size given in the pattern. In this section you can keep a record of the number of stitches and rows needed to create a 10x10cm square, the stitch pattern you used, yarn and needles.

NEEDLES

Enter the size of the needle you used here, noting whether the type was straight, circular or double-pointed, and the length of the needle or cord, if relevant.

SYMBOLS

These are some of the common symbols you’ll see on knitting charts. Each box on the chart represents a stitch, and you work the stitch according to the symbol given. We’ve grouped them into two categories, lace and cable, and you can use them to create your own charts on the knitting graph paper provided.

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS

Use this space to record the size you made and note finished measurements such as the chest/bust size. For small projects or ones that don’t have a schematic, you can write down their dimensions here.