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2/3/2020 1:00pm While trying to figure out what to write, I looked over to my left and saw the sweater I've been working on for the past 3 days just sitting there beside me on my laptop. So instead of worrying myself on what to write about. I thought I would write in a diary-like format about the process of me making my first hand knit sweater. 2/4/2020 4:54pm The sweater I'm making is by Drops Design called " White Rose ". It's a top-down raglan. It has pretty eyelet and cable detail on the sleeves and the yarn I used was Loops and Thread Wellness Baby in the color-way Coral (the yarn line Wellness Baby is currently discontinued) it's a sport weight yarn and I had 2 skeins that I bought for Christmas on sale at Michaels for $3.97 apiece when the original price was $10. I didn't have size 3mm or 3.25mm circular knitting needles so I used a size 3.50mm the gauge was supposed to be 24sts and 32rows = 4 ” /10cm but I got 28sts/32rows = 4 ” /10cm....

I struggled to figure out a name for this hat pattern, wanting it to be good and catchy but not so unique that no one could pronounce it. I starred at the hat for about 20 minutes trying to see if a name would magically appear by looking at it. Then I began thinking about the journey and process it took to make (Now this is before I had even got the pattern tested see Behind the Scenes: Designing a Crochet Pattern ) I began to think about how after I had gotten a good grasp of knitting and crocheting as a beginner, I would never follow the rules, I would use different yarns, different colors, different needles and hooks. Not that it always turned out right but it was that innate desire to go beyond what I saw, to think outside the box and create straight from my imagination using the patterns as a foundation. Keep in mind during this time all my creations were for personal use only I did not sell anything based off of others designs I believe in copyright for pattern designers. ...

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,”...