There is a Formatting System!
This is a list of ways I use formatting and text cues in my patterns.
- Bold, lowercase, purple headlines, centered. Used for main parts of the pattern: information you can use, road maps and schematics, techniques, basic stitch patterns, directions.
- Bold, UPPERCASE, purple subheads, centered. Sections of the written/charted Instructions.
- Bold, Sentence case, purple subheads, left aligned. Subheadings within Sections, chart headings.
- Italics, sentences/paragraphs. Appear after subheads and within written instructions. Used to communicate that I am talking to you and making suggestions.
- Text, sentences/paragraphs. Gives information directly related to how to work within the Section.
- Bolded Text. Identifies other Sections referenced or something important to notice. I also use it for the second set of sizes so it is easier for the eye to land.
- Underlined text. Emphasis on a detail or instruction (instead of plain bolded text).
- Hyperlinks, underlined, blue, any text. Used to link to other parts of the pattern and outside links for information.
- Tables, Text. Presented so it aligns with your knitting on the needles.
- NEW!!! Bold, Dark Purple, text. This instruction means it might look wrong, but it isn’t!
Visuals So You Don’t Miss Something!
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Always, visuals help us see and words confirm! There is an entire blog post on this which you can read here.
