/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Anyone got any recommendations for a book that you could sew from start to finish to learn basic techniques in an incremental way?

I also want to understand how patterns are drafted and not just become a robot who makes things from a recipe, but I'm guessing I shouls first get technique down by following instructions?

I've been looking and really liked Daisy Braid's Sew It Yourself so far, but almost all the patterns in that book are for women's stuff. I like that it has pattern sizes based on actual measurements and not just listing out "cut an x by y rectangle for size M". I find that many free online beginner patterns and articles are just enough explanation to make something but not enough to really understand each technique.