I’ve been developing my own patterns for a long time now, particularly for toys but I don’t always make a written pattern, particularly for character dolls.
My latest patterns under development are mushrooms. This one will have to be written because I’m planning a workshop for these.
Writing a pattern is like writing in a different language. You have to make sure that is not only correct but that you follow the ‘grammar’. You want the reader to be able to understand what to do.
I always wrote patterns in a notebook by hand but with so many scribbles and crossings out, they got really messy.
I have started to use my tablet to write my patterns, easier to delete, copy and paste.
One of my crochet students recently gave me a tip. Use an AI app to write patterns! If you input a photo of what you want to make, then ask it to write a Crochet pattern. I’ve given it a try but with mixed results. However, if you input your pattern it will generate a diagram, which is really helpful.
I think AI still has ‘ mushroom ‘ for improvement.
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