Rates for Translations
Why A Knitting Translator?
Quite a few people in the world speak both Finnish and English. That doesn’t mean they’re going to be able to translate a knitting pattern from Finnish to English.
Translating from one language to another takes certain skills. Firstly you need to know the grammar and spelling of both languages you’re working with. If you’re going to translate anything that deals with dialogue, like TV shows and movies or novels, you also have to understand idioms and slang in both languages.
Then we have specialty translations. Any topic that has its own terminology needs yet another level of translation expertise. I can’t translate computer manuals, because I don’t know the terminology involved in both languages (some of it goes over my head in both languages). Same with cars, the medical field, and paper manufacturing.
Why Me?
The one topic for which I know terminology, idioms, slang, and quirks is knitting.
I first started translating patterns with a Facebook group Knit-Along to be helpful to non-Finnish speaking participants. Did you know that Google Translate doesn’t always know whether “calf” refers to the back of your leg or a baby cow? I’ve now worked with those KALs for almost five years. I also have a couple of regular clients for whom I translate patterns.
Rates
The translation of a knitting pattern includes not only the text of the document, I will also convert centimeters and add inch measurements to the pattern, as well as any terminology on charts. If you provide me with a Word or PowerPoint document of the pattern, I will translate directly into that format so you will not have to do further formatting. My goal is to provide you with something that's ready for sale the moment I send it to you.
Per word pricing enables me to provide you a price for the job before getting started, so there are no surprises. If there are multiple patterns that all have the same section, this part can be deducted from the price of the translations after the first one.
I also offer a Ravelry Upload service: I create the pattern page on Ravelry, and upload the PDF files into your Ravelry store.
If you're interested in these services, reach out to us: