If you have an idea in mind, create it using a simple stitch. If you’ve never designed before, starting with something like cables is going to drive you mad. That way you don’t have to worry about increasing and decreasing in the beginning. Something small, repetitive, and preferably a square or rectangle. I suggest starting with a scarf, a baby blanket, or even a dishcloth. When I’m looking for inspiration on Pinterest I try to search for things like beach bags and clothing that are unrelated to crochet. By looking at other designer’s patterns, you could unintentionally create a similar pattern because the design you came across is in the back of your mind without you realizing it. and I would rather stay away from all of that. Pinterest has a lot of DIY, crochet patterns, knitted patterns, etc. I go to Pinterest as a last resort when it comes to inspiration.Then you can save them to your collection and go back to view them later. It’s my favorite way to look for inspiration. For example, I’ll type in #falldecor and scroll through finding a variety of ideas for blankets, decor items, color pallets, fabric patterns, and so on. With Instagram, I like to look up a certain hashtag and browse through looking for inspiration.When you’re looking through a magazine, you might see a top with some beautiful colors and think, “Hmm that would look super cute if it were crocheted!” Try it! Magazines are also great for home decor ideas. My favorite magazines to go through are Vogue, parenting, and home and garden magazines You’ll need to train your mind to start looking at things differently.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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