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Design process

Lessons learned from designing and tutorials for improving your own designs.

Should you use knitting patterns for Tunisian crochet?

19/08/202202/07/2021 by Andrea
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Let’s explore how we can use knitting patterns for Tunisian crochet.

Categories Tunisian crochet patterns, Crochet, Crochet tips and tricks, Design process Tags knitting, knitting patterns, tunisian crochet 7 Comments

Should you write a crochet business plan?

08/03/202216/03/2021 by Andrea
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In this post, we’ll discuss the need for a crochet business plan and I’ll share mine with you. How can you see if you really need one without an actual example? So you’re a small crochet business owner. You make things and sell them or at least try to. How’s the business going? Good? Then … Read more

Categories Crochet, Design process Tags for crochet designers 3 Comments

What’s great about using Adobe Illustrator for crochet charts

14/04/202311/02/2021 by Andrea
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Should you learn to use Adobe Illustrator for crochet charts or pick another software? Let’s explore what this vector-graphics software does for crochet charts.

Categories Design process Tags crochet charts, drawing crochet charts, for crochet designers, for designers Leave a comment

Should you use Inkscape to draw crochet charts?

14/04/202302/02/2021 by Andrea
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Pros and cons of using Inkscape to draw crochet charts, from a crochet designer. Is this the software you should use to make your own crochet charts?

Categories Design process Tags crochet charts, drawing crochet charts, for crochet designers, for designers, Inkscape 3 Comments

How to add closed captions to your YouTube videos in 2022

12/11/202227/01/2021 by Andrea
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I show you how to add closed captions to your YouTube videos and I walk you through my process. We also explore what these captions are and why you need them.

Categories Design process Tags accessibility, for crochet designers, for designers, youtube 3 Comments

Is it worth using Crochet Charts for your patterns?

14/04/202318/01/2021 by Andrea
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Crochet Charts is a free software for drawing your own charts. But should you use it for your own crochet patterns? Find out the pros and cons of this software.

Categories Design process Tags crochet charts, crochet software, drawing crochet charts 1 Comment

Using Stitch Fiddle to create crochet charts

14/04/202304/01/2021 by Andrea
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How do you use Stitch Fiddle to create crochet charts and how good is it for this purpose? Let’s find out if it’s great for crochet designers.

Categories Design process Tags crochet charts, drawing crochet charts, for designers, stitch fiddle 8 Comments

Pattern design process – creating a Tunisian crochet sun

10/03/202226/06/2020 by Andrea
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The symbolism behind the sun and black hole design

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Andrea Crețu

Designer and video creator @yarnandy.com

Autistic and ADHD, passionate about yarn, fibers, dyes and chemistry, with an analytical mind and always ready to get to the bottom of every problem.

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