Crochet Pattern and Hook Record
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.
CM-11 1 page
Craft and making · CM-13
Knitting Project and Yarn Record
A free printable knitting project sheet — pattern, yarn and dye lot, a swatch table for the needles that met tension, and a log of rows worked and alterations.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
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
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.
Who it is for
Knitters working from a pattern, from garments and jumpers down to socks, hats and baby knits.
How to use it
- Write the pattern, size being made, yarn and dye lot in before casting on.
- Swatch every needle you try and record the stitches and rows you actually counted.
- Mark the pair you settled on so it is there for the next project in that yarn.
- Log each piece as you work it, with rows and the needles used on that piece.
- Write every alteration down as you make it — length, shaping, neckline — not afterwards.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One knitted piece recorded properly — pattern, yarn and dye lot, the needles that met tension, and the alterations that made it fit the person it is for.
Swatched, not assumed. Needle sizes and tension figures are not printed here, because the pair that gets you to a pattern's tension depends on the yarn, the stitch and your own hands. Swatch it, write down what worked, and the next jumper in that yarn starts with the answer already on the page.
Write-on lines: Project name · Pattern and designer · Knitted for · Started · Yarn and weight · Colourway and dye lot · Balls used · Size being made
Tension swatch — one row per needle tried, until the pattern's tension is met
Table, 3 rows: Needles tried · Stitch worked · Measured over · Stitches counted · Rows counted · Use these
Pieces, rows and alterations
Table, 6 rows: Date · Piece or section · Rows worked · Needles · Yarn or colour · Alteration made
Questions
Why is there no needle size or tension printed anywhere?
Because the needles that reach a pattern's tension depend on the yarn, the stitch pattern and how tightly you knit. The swatch table exists to find that out for you, and the figure you write in is worth more than any we could print.
Do I need one sheet per project?
Yes — that is the point of it. One sheet stays with one project, goes in the bag with the yarn, and ends up in a folder with the pattern when the piece is finished.
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