![]() It is also great for when I am in the groove and don't want to write all the words. I can visualize the stitches and it helps me create the exact look I am going for. I can literally see the chart in my mind when I imagine what I want to create. I know it is intimidating to many, but the truth is that charting is a HUGE time saver. My note process is twofold: I write down what I do in words, but I also draw the stitchwork. So while tutorials saying do this, then do this are great and can often do the trick, for garments with sizing and items with design variations I would need to go beyond that with solid pattern writing. As my designs grew in difficulty, my pattern writing skills were becoming more developed as well. ![]() But they got the job done: to tell people how to make what I made. My first patterns were more like tutorials and not at all technical. Revolutionary right? But that's all a pattern really is: instructions to tell someone else how to achieve the same result you did. ![]() It is so simple it is almost mind blowing. Make it a tutorial and just tell people what to do. To begin, I always go back to something Drew Emborsky ( AKA The Crochet Dude) told me when I was first starting to write my own patterns and overwhelmed and clueless: Start simple. Now I am sitting here typing and thinking, I wish I had saved my texts with Vincent so I could paste them here for ease. I was also helping two other friends begin writing patterns this week and since I know so many ask about writing patterns and bringing ideas to life, I thought why not share my process with everyone and make it a blog post. ![]()
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