Systems, methods, and software for manufacturing a custom-knitted article

A method of generating a custom apparel pattern, the method performed by a custom-knitting system and comprising:

• receiving first custom apparel information from a user;
• generating first knitting information as a function of the first custom apparel information;
• generating a first custom apparel pattern as a function of the first custom apparel information and the first knitting information;
• storing the first custom apparel pattern in a custom apparel pattern database;
• generating a first initial apparel pattern as a function of the first custom apparel information;
• storing the first initial apparel pattern in an initial apparel pattern database, wherein said generating a first custom apparel pattern includes generating the first custom apparel pattern as a function of the first initial apparel
• receiving second custom apparel information from a user;
• generating a second initial apparel pattern as a function of the second custom apparel information and at least a portion of the initial apparel pattern database;
• storing the second initial apparel pattern in the initial apparel pattern database;
• generating second knitting information as a function of the second initial apparel pattern;
• generating a second custom apparel pattern as a function of the second custom apparel information, the second knitting information, the second initial apparel pattern, and at least a portion of the custom apparel pattern database;
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• storing the second custom apparel pattern in the custom apparel pattern database.

A method of automatedly generating a custom apparel pattern for a piece of knitwear, the method performed by a custom-knitting system and comprising:

• receiving first custom apparel information from a user via a graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a custom apparel apparatus;
• automatedly generating, at the custom apparel apparatus, first knitting information as a function of the first custom apparel information;
• automatedly generating, at the custom apparel apparatus, a first custom apparel pattern for making an article of clothing as a function of the first custom apparel information and the first knitting information;
• automatedly storing the first custom apparel pattern in a custom apparel pattern database associated with the custom-knitting system;
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• transmitting one or more of the first custom apparel pattern, information associated with the first custom apparel pattern, and information derived from the first custom apparel pattern to a plurality of knitting machines that cooperate to create the article of clothing using the first custom apparel pattern.