Many years ago, Edie Eckman co-owned a yarn shop. No one told her that yarn shop owners don’t actually get time to crochet (or knit), so after a few years she closed the shop and turned to designing. Now she has her fingers in many aspects of the fiber arts, as teacher, writer, designer, editor, and technical editor. She considers herself fully bi-textural, and likes to serve as a Knit-Crochet Diplomat, easing the schism that can exist between the two disciplines.
Edie travels extensively to teach both knitting and crochet. Her articles and designs have appeared in many yarn company publications and magazines, including Interweave Crochet, Knitters and Knit ‘N Style. Edie is the author of Fresh Vests to Knit, Around the Corner Crochet Borders, How to Knit Socks: Three Methods Made Easy, The Crochet Answer Book, and Beyond-the-Square Crochet Motifs.
Hi Edie,
Is it appropriate to note in a knitting pattern a reference to You Tube for technique questions? As discussed in your “How to Say It” class, knitters aren’t always sure where they fit on the skill level scale and expect the instructions to fill in the blanks for them.
Thanks,
Kathy
Hi Kathy-
You certainly may refer people to YouTube, but keep a few things in mind:
(1) not everyone will have access to YouTube at the moment they are needing the technique, so if it is something out of the ordinary, you’ll want to give the information right in the pattern.
(2) not everyone learns best from videos. Do you want to offer additional resources for those who prefer written instructions? It’s a slippery slope, I know!
(3) unless it’s your YouTube video, it might taken down or moved at any time without notice. Do you mind if the video is not under your control? (If it’s your video, of course, that’s not a problem.)
Good luck!
Edie