How to grade patterns using MS Excel (self study)

for crochet & knit designers and technical editors

Do you already know how to grade knit and crochet patterns? Are you a knit and crochet designer looking for a simple and consistent way to grade your next pattern? In this course, I will show you how to use MS Excel (or any spreadsheet) to grade your next pattern in multiple sizes using a simple patterns as a guide.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    How to grade patterns using MS Excel

    • USING MS EXCEL (spreadsheets) TO GRADE

    • Additional Support & Coaching

Your Instructor

Tian Connaughton

After spending over a decade in corporate finance, Tian Connaughton turned her part-time side hustle into a full-time business. Leveraging her expertise as a designer and sought after technical editor, she has created learning programs that help designers, technical editors, and creative entrepreneurs establish solid foundations to grow and level up their businesses. Tian teaches what she knows, step-by-step so that if you show up and do the work, you can achieve your goals. The reality, you can totally do this and I'm here to show you how, because if I can do it, so can you!

FAQ

  • When does the course start and finish?

    The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. You work on your own at your own pace without hands-on assistance from the instructor. You decide when you start and when you finish. Want more hands-on assistance, book a coaching session with the instructor for feedback and review.

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all the devices you own.

  • What if I am unhappy with the course?

    Your satisfaction is my #1 priority. I would never want you to be unhappy, so if you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Please be advised that since this is a digital information product and delivery of knowledge cannot be reversed, so once the lesson is accessed, we will not issue refunds.

  • Who is How to Grade Patterns Using MS Excel for?

    How to Grade Patterns Using MS Excel is for experienced designers and technical editors who want to grow their income by expanding their skills to pattern grading (sizing). Successful How to Grade Patterns Using MS Excel graduates include single parents, corporate moms, homeschooling moms, accessories designers wanting to grade faster and more accurately, and technical editors wanting to grade faster in order to take on more clients.

  • How long is the course?

    This is a self-study course - you go at your own pace on your own. You're free to go back and reference trainings any time you need - so no matter what happens, you can go back and review the information.

  • What if I'm just starting out?

    This course focuses on grading. While you don't need to own a design and tech editing business or be a tech whiz, this class is designed to help designers and technical editors with an understanding of designing. Students must already have a working knowledge of designing as this course will not teach you how to design.

  • What makes this course different?

    First, all of the techniques, tools, and strategies I share are proven with over a decade in the industry, working with indie designers and major publications. These tactics I shave have been successfully tested by myself and my clients. A lot of what I teach you might already know. But the reality is that even the best advice and information you have at your fingertips is worthless if you don't know how to apply it. That's why I just don't give you the "what", but I show you "how", and the "why" behind it. Unlike other courses, I give you both the techniques to use and a clear roadmap to implement them using my many years of experience.

  • What are the lessons like?

    The course blends videos and templates that breaks down the principles step-by-step to help you to fully understand the information you're learning.

  • Have a different question about How to Grade Patterns Using MS Excel?

    Please ask away! Send us a quick message (https://www.tianconnaughton.com/contact-us) and we'll get you an answer. Want more hands-on assistance and feedback, book a coaching session.

Here's What Others Are Saying:

Tian, you are a genius!!

Rachael R.

Thanks to Tian course, I was able to streamline the grading process to add more sizes baby-small adult. I'm literally only into week [lesson] 2 of her PGME course and I'm learning so much!!! I plan to walk my next sweater through her whole process! Tian, you are a genius!!

I learned so much...

Deb M.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. I learned so much in this class and the things I learned are going to save so much time in the design process. The discussion and Q&A were just as helpful as the course materials. It is so nice to connect with others who have similar questions.