Almost exactly two years ago, I decided to self-publish my first knitting pattern. It’s hard to believe that I’ve come so far in the last couple of years. I was looking back over all the patterns I’ve made (about 25 published and as yet unpublished) and thought it was time to polish my first patterns up a bit. Last month I fixed up Op Top, which is still one of my most popular patterns with more than 25,000 page views to date.
I found myself sort of between things in the last couple of weeks, so I decided to work on my Woven Diamond Socks pattern. This pattern was my very first toe-in-the-water into the swirling hot-tub of knitting pattern design (it didn’t take long for me to see that this was the place for me, plop right in and order a pina colada). Upon second inspection, this pattern was pretty rough. It only had one terrible photo, the layout was just an embarrassing blob, and the pattern itself was a little too hard to understand. I don’t want to degrade my own work, but honestly I was horrified to think that people might still be downloading this pattern and potentially judge my graphic design abilities lacking (as they would and rightfully should).
New Woven Diamond Sock Pattern Screen Shot
There, that’s better! I had to knit a new pair for the photos, as the original sample is so worn (loved!) at this point that they are almost unrecognizable. The new pattern features 4 brand new gloriously sunny pictures and it’s much easier to read. The best part? It’s FREE!
