Discover the power of swatching in knitting. Learn why swatching is essential for successful pattern design, how it unleashes creativity, and why it's worth the extra effort. Explore tips, tricks, and inspiring stories. Let your swatches be a canvas for knitting dreams come true.
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Let’s talk about Comparisonitis. You know, that feeling when you look around, and it feels like everyone has more followers on Instagram, all their patterns are on Ravelry’s HRN list, and they just seem to be rocking everything, and it makes you feel inadequate? Yeah, that one. It feels like they just plain came out of nowhere, a “nobody” became a “somebody” -- and it most definitely wasn't not you. It’s real, and it sucks… at first. Especially when it feels like no one seems to care about your latest pattern, despite the fact that you poured your blood, sweat, and tears into it. Yes, success overnight is sometimes possible, but I guarantee most successful people in our industry...
I'm a fan of working smarter not harder! That means batching my social media, editing my photos in a consistent manner, and making sure my patterns always look professional. Here are the mostly FREE tools that I use (there are many out there, but these will get you started). I will eventually do posts on these tools to dive more in depth, but feel free to let me know in the comment section what you want me to write about first! This post does contain a couple referral links and I may earn a small commission when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Writing up your patterns: Stitchmastery - Charting software. One-time fee, super customizable, but...
