Editing, Formatting and Publishing Your Crochet Pattern

See Week 2 Notes and Writing for this lesson

Read the entire series: Inspiration – Sketching – Notes & Writing the Pattern – Pattern Testing 101 and Photography tips for Crochet

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Formatting Your Crochet Pattern

Materials Needed :

• Common Abbreviations Chart (see worksheets)
• Notes and First Draft (see week 2)
• List of Supplies Used
• Photograph/s of Item
• Microsoft Word, Open Office, or Google Docs

The following will guide you through each section in the template.

If you typed up your first draft this should work up quickly. Just add or subtract as needed.

Download the worksheets for this challenge to access the pattern template

Cover

Use a large photo of the completed project. Center it on the page. Add a title, your name, the url of your website, and copyright information.

Supplies

List all supplies used to complete this project.

• Yarn – brand, ounces used, yarn weight, color
• Notions – tape measure, ruler, scissors, tapestry needle,
• Buttons, Ribbon or Other Supplies – brand, size, type, also locations where it can be purchased

I’m going to refer to Stacey Trock’s Tutorials here for measuring yarn weight and length 1) because she does a great job at explaining it and 2) it is how I learned. (p.s. for more on designing patterns be sure to read her blog – lots of gems there)

• How much yarn for your project
• How to Measure yarn
• How to Calculate Length from Weight 

Stitches Used

Add all stitches used including special stitches.

Gauge

Add the gauge you got using your yarn, hook, and stitch selected

Size

Finished item measurements

Terms/Notes

Include special terms used in your pattern. You might note that you don’t turn at the end of a round or that ch3 doesn’t count as a stitch. If you have a video tutorial for a difficult part add the link here.

Charts/Diagrams/Symbols

Add a symbol chart here if you use them. Diagrams can be added here as well.

The Pattern

Your typed pattern goes here using the appropriate abbreviations and symbols

About the Designer

Include a biography about yourself and any information you’d like to share.

Publication date is nearing are you ready? Next topic  – Editing.