Pattern and technique writer
Ada Vasek spent eleven years as a technical knitwear grader before she started writing about patterns for a living, which is why she reads a schematic before she reads a review. She has knitted more than sixty pairs of socks off paid patterns and keeps a spreadsheet of every heel turn that's ever fought her.
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Reading Your Knitting: How to See Mistakes Before They Cost YouHow to spot a dropped stitch, a twisted stitch, and a misplaced decrease while they're still a few rows old, so you stop finding mistakes six inches too late.
Twelve Paid Sock Patterns Worth Every Penny (and Three Free Ones)Twelve indie sock patterns worth paying for, with prices, designers, and what makes each one worth buying the pattern instead of improvising — plus three good free patterns if you're not ready to pay.