Geometric Plates for Beginners
Eight straight forward plates for anyone smocking their first garment: cable rows, outline and stem ladders, a gentle baby wave and one simple honeycomb. Every plate is charted on 31 pleats with no more than four rows, so a whole plate is an evening of stitching. The collection costs $19 once, with no subscription, and arrives as a ZIP with eight print ready PDFs, eight SVG charts and a short read me.
Sample from the collection
Plate 1, First Cable Rows: 31 pleats, 4 worked rows, cable, outline and stem.
The eight plates
| # | Plate | Stitches | Pleats | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Cable Rows | cable, outline, stem | 31 | 4 |
| 2 | Outline and Stem Ladder | outline, stem | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | Gentle Baby Wave | cable, baby wave | 31 | 4 |
| 4 | Simple Wave Stripe | wave, cable | 31 | 4 |
| 5 | Two Color Cable Stripes | cable | 31 | 4 |
| 6 | Beginner Honeycomb Panel | cable, honeycomb | 32 | 4 |
| 7 | Wave Sandwich | outline, baby wave, stem | 31 | 4 |
| 8 | Easy Diamond Trellis | cable, trellis | 31 | 5 |
Stitches, colors and rows
| Stitch | Plates | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Cable | 6 | First Cable Rows, Gentle Baby Wave and 4 more |
| Outline | 3 | First Cable Rows, Outline and Stem Ladder and Wave Sandwich |
| Stem | 3 | First Cable Rows, Outline and Stem Ladder and Wave Sandwich |
| Baby wave | 2 | Gentle Baby Wave and Wave Sandwich |
| Wave | 1 | Simple Wave Stripe |
| Honeycomb | 1 | Beginner Honeycomb Panel |
| Trellis | 1 | Easy Diamond Trellis |
Colors used: navy, powder blue, sage, blush, butter, coral and lavender. Pleat counts run from 31 to 32; 33 worked rows in all, from 4 to 5 per plate; every plate is mirrored around the center pleat.
Sizing
Pleats by chest size for all plates except Beginner Honeycomb Panel: 41 pleats at 18 in up to 61 pleats at 28 in, 30.75 to 45.75 in of raw fabric for the front panel at a 3:1 ratio; the full table is in how the sizing works.
Pleats by chest size for Beginner Honeycomb Panel: 40 pleats at 18 in up to 60 pleats at 28 in, 30 to 45 in of raw fabric for the front panel at a 3:1 ratio; the full table is in how the sizing works.
Free plates from this collection
Compared with the other collections
- The only collection charted on 31 and 32 pleats.
- Closest set by stitches: Bishop Dress Plates, with baby wave, cable, honeycomb, outline, stem, trellis and wave in common.
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