Knitting Project and Yarn Record
Get a garment that fits the person it was knitted for, and be able to knit the same thing again, because the needles and the alterations are on paper.
CM-13 1 page
Craft and making · CM-11
Crochet Pattern and Hook Record
A free printable crochet project sheet — pattern, yarn and dye lot, a tension swatch table for finding the right hook, and a log of rounds worked and changes.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Finish a project the size it was meant to be, and be able to repeat it, because the hook that met tension and every change you made are written down rather than remembered.
Who it is for
Crocheters working from a written or charted pattern, whether it is a blanket, a garment or a toy.
How to use it
- Fill in the pattern, the yarn and the dye lot before you start — dye lots are the thing nobody can reconstruct later.
- Swatch each hook you try and record what you counted, not what you hoped for.
- Mark the hook you settled on so the swatch table answers the question next time.
- Log rounds and rows as you go, and write every change to the pattern in the last column.
- Record the finished size once it is blocked and dry.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One crochet project from swatch to finished piece — the pattern, the yarn, the hook that actually worked and every change you made along the way.
The hook you found, not one we guessed. No hook sizes or tensions are printed on this sheet. The hook that gets you to a pattern's tension depends on the yarn, the stitch and how tightly you work — so the swatch table is where you find that out, and the answer you write in is the one worth keeping.
Write-on lines: Project name · Pattern and designer · Made for · Started · Yarn and weight · Colourway and dye lot · Balls used · Finished size
Tension swatch — work a swatch for each hook until the pattern's tension is met
Table, 3 rows: Hook tried · Stitch worked · Swatch measured over · Stitches counted · Rows counted · Use this one
Rounds, rows and changes
Table, 6 rows: Date · Part or section · Rows or rounds done · Hook · Yarn or colour · Change made to the pattern
Questions
Why is no hook size printed against the yarn weights?
Because the hook that gets you to a pattern's tension depends on that yarn, that stitch and how tightly you work — three crocheters with the same ball will need three different hooks. The swatch table finds your answer and keeps it.
Why keep a crochet sheet separate from a knitting one?
The tools and the record are different. Crochet is worked round by round from one hook; knitting is worked in pieces on pairs or sets of needles. Trying to cover both on one page gives you a worse version of each.
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