Reading Patterns and Charts with Confidence: Virtual Workshop with Kate Atherley

With good instructions, we can do anything!

Kate Atherley should know. A veteran technical editor of knitting patterns, she’s seen it all, and she’s developed sure-fire strategies for helping knitters break down knitting patterns, charts, and schematics for a stress-free knitting experience. With Kate as our guide, we won’t be intimidated by unfamiliar terminology or abbreviations—or charts—we’ll decode them with ease.

A sought-after teacher at knitting events all over the world, Kate will impart all this know-how with patience and great good humor. You’ll look forward to your next challenging project, or revisiting a pattern that once seemed out of reach.

Details

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Time: Noon-2:00 p.m. Eastern time

Location: Zoom. This is a virtual event. Your order confirmation email will include a PDF download with the Zoom link for the workshop. 

This will be a virtual event, held on Zoom. Due to the size of the group, participant mics will be muted, but the chat will be open. We will monitor the chat for questions and Kate will answer as many as time permits.

Can’t make it to the live Zoom session? Everyone who enrolls will receive a link to the video recording of the class to watch at leisure.

Our Workshop Leader

Kate Atherley is a triple threat: technical editor, designer, teacher.

Her biggest high-wire act is her exquisitely precise work known as technical editing. As Knitty.com’s Managing Technical Editor, she makes sure that a pattern actually works—the math, the wording, the stitch counts, the all of it. She’s also the co-publisher of Digits & Threads. External Link. Opens in new window., an independent, member-supported online magazine about Canadian fiber and textile arts, crafts and industry.

Also a seasoned knitwear designer, Kate creates designs with a special attention to detail. Her book Knit Mitts!. External Link. Opens in new window. captures the charm of mittens along with the puzzle of making them fit right. Custom Socks. External Link. Opens in new window. is a next-level guide to making excellent socks. And her technical guide, The Knitter’s Dictionary: Knitting Know-How from A to Z. External Link. Opens in new window., is a bookshelf essential.

Kate has published Custom Shawls for the Curious and Creative Knitter. External Link. Opens in new window. with co-author Kim McBrien Evans. Custom Fit Hats. External Link. Opens in new window. is the latest in her series on making knits exactly the way you want.

Kate teaches at knitting events around the world. The combination of her university degree in mathematics, professional experience in software development and usability, and training in garment and fashion design give her a unique perspective.