Hand-knitting techniques: knit, purl, garter stitch and ribbing
An introduction to hand knitting: knit and purl stitches, garter stitch, ribbing, cables and lace. What matters when turning a sweater design into a sample?
Bark Knitwear Blog | Knitting, Design and Production Guide
Hand-knitting techniques, jacquard sweaters, raglan sleeves, knitwear measurements and garment assembly. Bark Knitwear guides from sampling to made-to-order sweater production.
What is jacquard knitting? Choices for patterned sweater production
Jacquard versus intarsia knitwear: colour repeats, reverse surfaces, yarn carries and sample checks for wholesale patterned sweaters.
What is a raglan sleeve? Sweater shaping and knitting plans
A guide to sleeve–body joins, top-down and bottom-up knitting, increase and decrease planning, and sample measurements for raglan sweaters.
Measuring knitwear: how to prepare a sweater size chart
Sweater chest width, length, sleeve and neck measurements; body versus garment dimensions, ease and tolerances in knitwear measurement charts.
Knitted samples and gauge: the basis of sizing calculations
How are stitches and rows per 10 cm used? Sampling, post-wash measurements and a simple stitch calculation for hand and machine knitting.
Knitwear assembly: from knitting to the finished sweater
Panel inspection, joining, linking, necklines and accessories in knitwear production; the role of washing, pressing and final quality control.
Washing, pressing and quality control in knitwear
Finishing, dimensional change and handle in wool sweaters: wash and press trials, care labels and a pre-shipment inspection checklist.