The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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Whitney Steen 9/14/23 Whitney Steen 9/14/23

Proofing 101: Style WITH Substance

Why you need a stylesheet as a pattern designer

Whitney Steen 8/31/23 Whitney Steen 8/31/23

Or, What I Made AND Learned on My Summer Vacation

Whitney Steen 8/17/23 Whitney Steen 8/17/23

In proofreading, efficient is not a good adjective.

Whitney Steen 8/3/23 Whitney Steen 8/3/23

Sure I can knit a custom size hat, no problem. But could I sew one?

Whitney Steen 7/13/23 Whitney Steen 7/13/23

Or, how to write instructions that say what you meant them to say before your editors and testers get involved.

Whitney Steen 6/29/23 Whitney Steen 6/29/23

Write smarter, not harder

Whitney Steen 6/15/23 Whitney Steen 6/15/23

It was the perfect yarn for the pattern … if I got creative with my color blocking.

Whitney Steen 6/1/23 Whitney Steen 6/1/23

Or, why to still proofread even if you made your software do all that work.

Whitney Steen 5/18/23 Whitney Steen 5/18/23

Why to do it if you’re paying an editor, and my one best tip for getting started.

Whitney Steen 4/25/23 Whitney Steen 4/25/23

Knitting Fox Paws taught me that it’s okay to frog, and sometimes it might be the best thing to get to the FO you actually want.