Designing a sweater pattern is a wonderful milestone in any new knitting pattern designer’s career, but how do you know if you’re ready to take on the challenge? In this blog post, I share three ways that you can prepare yourself for designing your first sweater pattern. You might even be surprised to find that you’re already prepared!
Read MoreWould you love to design a sweater pattern, but you’re not sure how to go about it? Whilst there are a lot of tasks and moving parts in the sweater design process, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this blog post, I walk you through the sweater design process, from start to finish, in 5 stages.
Read MoreHave you ever sat down to design something new, but struggled to come up with any ideas? The 15-Minute Timer Method will destroy your creative block and kickstart the knitting pattern design process, resulting in at least 15 new sweater ideas for you to explore.
Read MoreWhen you’re selling knitting patterns online, your knitting pattern photography is one of your primary sales tools. In this blog post, I explain why your knitting pattern photography is so important, how you can take great knitting pattern photos and squash some common objections.
Read MoreEver since I worked as a swatch designer in the commercial knitwear industry, I have believed that it is the small, special details in your sweaters that set you apart; the ones that some knitting pattern designers forget about. In this blog post, I share 7 special details you can use in your sweater designs to help set your designs apart.
Read MoreIf you sell knitting patterns online, Ravelry is not your online shop. In this blog post, I explain why it is a risk to treat Ravelry as your online shop and show you why it’s important to set up a hub for your business that you have total control of.
Read MoreDo you have knitting patterns that you’ve designed but abandoned halfway through the process? If so, you are not alone! I get emails from new designers all the time saying exactly the same thing. This blog post shares 9 steps you must take to finally get over the finish line!
Read MoreGood knitting pattern design is all about the details; making thoughtful choices about the function and aesthetics of your design without automatically choosing the default. And today, I’m jumping right into the details with this ultimate guide to designing handknits with buttonholes.
Read MoreHow many great design ideas have you had that you never followed through on? If it’s a lot, you’re not alone. Some might chalk it up to a lack of motivation, but I don’t agree with that. Most of the time, you don’t have a problem with motivation. Your problem is with execution! There are several reasons why knitting pattern designers don’t follow through on their design ideas. In this blog post, I will explain why and suggest ways that you can move forward.
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