Title: Designing a knitwear collection
Description: Covers the history of the knitwear industry, from the earliest hand-knit garments to apparel created using computerized equipment, as well as major designers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.  Introduces the reader to the basics of yarn selection, stitch patterns, and CAD programs, and provides detailed instructions for knitting a garment, preparing a design development package, and assembling presentation materials for a portfolio or showroom display.
Subjects: Knitwear, History, Technique, Knitting, Design, Knit goods industry, Fashion designers