Do You follow patterns exactly?

[Lorrie]

Honestly... I don't ever follow directions on a pattern or a recipe either. I really have been going by measurements lately for projects. I have been getting a lot of use out of my Crochet stiches Bible.

[crochetluvknot]

i follow them depending on what im making if its a graph ghan or something then yes i follow a pattern but for afghans and things i just make stuff up as i go sometimes

[Happy_Hooker]

99% of the time... NO I do not follow a pattern...

I guess it doesn't matter though, because about 99% of patterns I've seen have mistakes anyway!!!

 

I feel a pattern is a template to get you to the finished product... not the end all be all holy grail of crochet... A pattern is a collection of stitches in a certain order/combination... How many times have people changed a pattern to make a larger version? It is actually pretty easy to do so in most cases... We've added a stitch here... added a few rows there...

[chichiwawa]

I end up putting my own touches on things too. I think that it just makes it feel more like "mine"

[ladybug.leah]

The pattern is like a recipe....follow for the first time....then you add your own spin.

[rhonda24605]

usually not always add something of my own to my projects

[OnyxArtWorks]

I get inspiration from patterns, but I tend to just dive in with designing.... actually it's more like making it up as I go. I think part of being creative is adding your touch/preferances to what ever it be... patterns, recipes, clothing (I'm nuts about altering clothing) etc.

Tiia