When I decided that I wanted to publish my first pattern, I didn't realize the rush of obstacles that would hit me. What seemed like a straight and clear road ended up being a road full of stumbling blocks that I didn't know if I could make it past. I felt alone... I read countless blogs, watched many tutorials and pulled out many hairs while trying to make sense of the steps I had to take to actually publish the pattern. Before I had decided to get the pattern tested I was excited and ready to publish it on Ravelry. I clicked on the contributions (after watching videos on how to publish a pattern on Ravelry) I filled out all the information and clicked “Preview and Publish” but when I saw that there was no file that stated “upload PDF file” I become frustrated starting over, again and again, trying to see what I was doing wrong because I couldn't link the PDF pattern to the site. It became a goal of mine “I have to get this published before I go on vacation,”...