# Stitch Authority resource comparison

Generated: 2026-08-02T11:21:30.741Z
Comparison: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/compare?ids=knitty%2Csewing-pattern-cutting-release-record>

This file preserves the published decision metadata for the selected routes. It is not a recommendation, provider approval, compliance decision, or record of project-specific due diligence.

## 1. Knitty

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/knitty>
Source page: <https://knitty.com/>

- Primary job: Find patterns & fit
- Area: Yarn
- For: Makers
- Location or jurisdiction: Global
- Access: Open access
- Format: Reference
- Source type: First-party platform
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-21
- Next review due: 2027-01-17

### Best for

Free editorial knitting patterns and techniques

### What the source establishes

Knitty currently publishes web-only editorial issues containing original knitting and crochet patterns and articles. Its legal page states that patterns are free for one person's personal use, identifies each designer or author as the copyright holder, and explains that verified pattern corrections are posted in bright pink on the pattern page.

### Know before using

Free access does not grant commercial reproduction or sale rights; uses beyond one personal copy must be resolved with the designer or author. Knitty says it tries to avoid errors but disclaims responsibility for pattern and technique inaccuracies. Check the live page for corrections, verify gauge and measurements, and confirm permission before any commercial use.

## 2. Sewing-Pattern Interpretation & Cutting-Release Record

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/sewing-pattern-cutting-release-record>
Source page: <https://stitchauthority.com/guides/how-to-read-a-sewing-pattern>

- Primary job: Find patterns & fit
- Area: Patterns & fit
- For: Makers
- Location or jurisdiction: Global
- Access: Open access
- Format: Stitch Authority
- Source type: Stitch Authority
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-16
- Next review due: 2027-07-16

### Best for

Reading paper, PDF, copy-shop, or projector patterns without importing another brand's size, symbol, seam-allowance, print, or layout rules

### What the source establishes

The guide cites current ISO clothing body-measurement and size-designation sources, current Simplicity publisher size guidance, current Adobe print-scaling guidance, and practitioner or educational pattern-marking and layout sources; it separates controlled pattern identity from interpretation and cutting release.

### Know before using

The record does not validate a pattern, size, body-measurement method, fabric, allowance, layout, print or projection output, fit, construction, accessibility, safety, license, or finished garment, and it does not replace the current publisher instructions, a representative test garment, or qualified fit and sewing support.

## Next checks

1. Remove any route whose audience, jurisdiction, access, or scope does not match the job.
2. Open the permanent record and source page for every remaining route.
3. Recheck facts that can change after the listed review date.
4. Verify project-specific capability, terms, test evidence, and legal requirements with the responsible source or provider.
5. Record the reason for the final choice outside Stitch Authority.