Teacher: CrochetKim (Kim Guzman), CrochetKim website
Class Cost: $30.00, 2-week class
Registration Dates: Registration is now open. Click here to register. (You will be able to see the registration page, but you must be logged in to a Crochetville account in order to register for the class. If you are not yet a member, you can create a free account by clicking here or by clicking the green Create Account button in the black bar at the top of any page of our site.)
Class Begins: Friday, March 22, 2013
Skill Level: You should be comfortable with crochet. You should be comfortable in making increases and decreases for garment shaping. You should have a comfortable concept of how garments are constructed.
Description: In this class, I will have a prepared garment spreadsheet. I will walk you through making the changes to size it up to the different sizes required for professional publishing. Although we will focus on YarnStandards sizing, this information will allow you to also size up other garments you may find in magazines or books, as long as a schematic is provided.
The primary goal in this class is learning to use digital spreadsheets for grading patterns. You can use Excel or Open Office (free download). The class will not focus on writing a pattern. It will be solely for garment grading with a spreadsheet.
Grading patterns is a very precise skill. It is not hard. It is simply very time-consuming. You can expect to spend a lot of time concentrating on your spreadsheet and plugging in numbers. You may feel like you've been doing accounting all day long. But I assure you that it is much easier than a paper and pencil. And, the benefit is that you will be able to retain the spreadsheets of your designs on your computer. It makes it easy to check your pattern against your spreadsheet. And, it helps to have that spreadsheet available when customers contact you with questions!
Supplies Needed: There is no actual crocheting in this class. You will only need your computer, paper, pencil and possibly a calculator (although your spreadsheet software is fine for that).
I'm very excited about teaching this class and hope that it will be especially beneficial to new designers and even published designers who would like to go digital with their grading!
Class Policies: Click here to read our Online Class Policies for students. Please read these policies prior to registering for a class.
Minimum Number of Students Required: 8
Maximum Number of Students Accepted: 15
First Day of Class: Friday, March 22, 2013
Last Day to Register: Monday, March 25, 2013 at noon central time
Last Day of Class: Thursday, April 4, 2013
Last Day Class Material Available: Friday, April 19, 2013
