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| Decision field | Open accessApparel Size-System Decision RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessKnittyGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Yarn |
| Best for | Replacing copied size charts and inherited fit assumptions with a traceable body-data, product, pattern, and validation decision chain | Free editorial knitting patterns and techniques |
| Know before using | The record does not provide a population dataset, licensed table values, universal size labels, garment targets, ease, grade rules, fit proof, regulatory compliance, or a substitute for qualified anthropometric, statistical, technical-design, pattern, fit, accessibility, safety, and user-research review. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Reference |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | First-party platform |
| Source and review | ||
| What the source establishes | The guide cites current ISO body-measurement, size-designation, body-table, garment-measurement, and anthropometric-database standards plus ASTM's current apparel-sizing terminology and named population-table catalogue; it separates those standard boundaries from product-specific ease, blocks, grade rules, labels, and fit claims. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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