Some of the most common ways I find inspiration is when browsing through Pinterest, Instagram, or magazines. But it’s true! I could create an entire post just about finding inspiration, but I’m going to try and make it short and sweet.
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Inspiration is everywhere! If you’ve been researching about how to find inspiration, a lot of people say this and I’m sure it doesn’t help. I was extremely proud of myself.ĭesign Your Own Crochet Patterns – 15 Tips & Tricks 1. I repeated the same design with the front two panels and I felt like this vest was the most perfect thing on the planet. And so I ripped it all back.Īfter dreadfully ripping back all of my hard work and redesigning it the new way, I was ecstatic. After arguing with myself about whether or not to frog my work or leave it half-assed (excuse my language), I told myself I would rather it look perfect than to complete it and not be satisfied. The only problem was, if I did that one thing to fix it I would have to rip back almost all of the work that took me hours to do. After failing several times, I finally figured out how to make this vest work. I had an instant lightbulb moment and knew I could figure out how to use that stitch and turn it into that vest. One day when we were watching the movie, Branch popped up on the screen and his vest reminded me of a stitch I had learned about that same week. Side note: My mother used to make all of my Halloween costumes and I want to continue to do the same for my kids. It was a few months before Halloween so costumes were on the brain. We’ve seen it a bajillion times, he’s memorized all the songs (and so have I), and not even I grew tired of it. My son is obsessed with the movie, Trolls. I’ve talked about my first year of crochet and the inspiration behind my first design in another post that you can find here, but in case you haven’t read that one I’ll briefly summarize here. Crochet is an art form and all you need to design is a little bit of creativity. Think of an artist who draws her own cartoons in her dorm room every night. Though there are certified programs out there, you don’t need a certificate in order to design.
I thought designers were complete professionals who went to school for design and had all kinds of certificates. Let’s dive in!īefore we get into today’s tips, I wanted to walk you through my own design backstory. First of all, I never in a million years thought it would be possible for me to design my own patterns. You will learn how to find inspiration, what to expect in regards to frogging, and the vital tools you’ll need to help you on your journey. Making the decision to design your own crochet patterns is such an exciting time! There are so many things that I could tell you about design, but today we’ll go over how to design your own crochet patterns with 15 tips and tricks.
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