The Quest for the American Duchess Cape

I have joined the cult, the American Duchess Cape cult! Since the first moment of seeing the free American Duchess Cape pattern, I have had a mighty need to make my own. The pattern is still available for free on their website. The problem is that I am not an accomplished seamstress, and this pattern …

The Super Interesting, Enchanting and Totally Enthralling Navigation of Excel for pattern making- there’s a party up in here! (Part 2- Tips and tricks)

Now that your excel spreadsheet is prepped and ready to go and you’ve started adding your pattern I’ll offer some tips and tricks I’ve found that help. It’s a great idea to add additional sheets to your file, so you have somewhere to work on different parts of your design. Just click the Plus sign …

The Super Interesting, Enchanting and Totally Enthralling Navigation of Excel for pattern making- there’s a party up in here! (Part 1- Basic Setup)

If you’ve read my previous posts you know that I use Excel a LOT in my pattern making and you also know that I tried very hard NOT to use Excel in my pattern making until I realized how versatile and easy it was to use. I’ve had some requests from friends and local knitters to share some step-by-step …