Technical Editing Services

For knitting, crochet, and Tunisian crochet designers

As a technical editor, I check designers' patterns for grammatical errors, mathematical errors, clarity of writing, and adherence to the designer's stylistic standards.

My goal is to help you, as a designer, remove errors from your patterns but retain your unique pattern-writing voice.

I want to encourage you in your process, cheer your successes, and help you publish the best pattern you possibly can!

I edit knitting, crochet, and Tunisian crochet patterns.

I'm willing to consider any editing job, but the categories of my expertise are as follows:

• Cables
• Lace
• Socks
• Shawls
• Other Accessories

Garments, or items with brioche are edited on a case-by-case basis.

If you send a pattern for a quote and I feel it is beyond my skill or I do not have an opening in my schedule to take on your project, I will happily recommend colleagues who are qualified to edit your pattern.

I have a BS in 6-12th grade English education; part of my training in that course of study was how to teach others to write clearly and concisely.

I also worked during college as an editor in the school's writing lab, which gave me practice in helping others refine their writing.

Since that time, I have continued to improve my editing skills by completing the Technical Editing and Garment Grading courses offered by The Tech Editor Hub.

I have been designing patterns for over 10 years. My designs focus on explorative techniques and skill-teaching, so I am very comfortable with a wide variety of skills and techniques, but also know what goes into self-publishing a pattern.

I understand what it is to be an independent pattern writer because I am one!

1. You contact me with the pattern you're interested in having edited. I give you a price estimate and a time frame in which I can complete the edit.
2. If you are comfortable with the quote and the time frame, you send me the pattern. I prefer to edit directly on a PDF, but can also edit on MS Word, Google Docs, etc.
3. I edit your pattern. If I find egregious or cascading errors, I will stop and let you correct them rather than continuing to run the clock.
4. I send back the pattern for you to make corrections.

Steps 3-4 are repeated as necessary until you are satisfied with the pattern.

Lastly, you have the option to send me the pattern for a free, final check once you have made all the necessary corrections.

My rate is $35/hour, tracked to the minute with a time clock.

I do not round up the time I spend working on your patterns, nor do I have a minimum rate or length of time spent per pattern.

Total fee will vary from project to project and I will always give you a price quote to agree to before any editing work is done.

Below is a list of how long it may take me to edit a pattern type.

Hats & Small Accessories (simple patterning, up to 3 sizes): 45 minutes

Hats & Small Accessories (complex patterning, 4+ sizes): 1-1.5 hours

Garments: 1.5-5+ hours depending on number of sizes, complexity of patterning, construction, and more.