Do You try patterns without pictures?

[PinkStitches]

Patterns with no photos scare me. SCARE ME!!!

[Krakovianka]

The only time I made a pattern without a picture, it was because I had seen someone *else's* finished object!

[TMKA]

I would never invest a lot of time in a pattern with no picture. So, no if it's an afghan or a wearable or something that seemed very labor intensive. But, if it were just some little playtoy for my daughter to maul at will, or a little decoration of some sort, I'd give it a whirl. Time is key, though--I'd hate to spend three weeks on a big ol' afghan and find out that it's so ugly I wouldn't let my dog sleep on it. :

[Angora]

Patterns with no photos scare me. SCARE ME!!!

 

 

i could not agree more.. i'd never do a pattern without a pic to guide n motivate me!

[Craw]

If there's no picture, I won't try it. You just gotta have that pic!

 

This brought up an interesting thought. I realize that when I purchase pattern books online, I don't buy them unless there's a pic of all the patterns available, or at least a decent sampling, or if I've already seen them in person. Most places don't show too many pics online. If I see something I might like, I try to find it in a store first. I need that visual of what I'm buying! :dreaming

[shelly_bean]

Normally no picture no makey for me. lol

I am such a visual person I have to "see" what I am making before I can actually make it. Unless i have seen the finish product from someone else then I will take a pattern like that. This is also why I don't do my own patterns. lol

[YarnBox]

I love those pics to, got to have them!

[MaryPat]

Depends. Maybe the pattern is just written quickly and I've made something similar, so i don't actually need the photo. This is rare!

[Eneida]

No picture? No trying.... Next...

[MomnWife]

Skip 'em!

[pasteeater]

I want to see the photo at least once. I also do a lot of plastic canvas and I have to see the picture for that too. I use it as a reference. So, I agree, if there's no pic there's no hook! LOL

[Darsa]

Nope, I wouldn't attempt any pattern without seeing a picture. I can't tell by the pattern what it's gonna look like, and I want to be sure I'll like it before I embark upon something that takes up much of my time

 

Go Go Photobucket!

[Cherokee2]

I have tried a few patterns without the picture, mostly granny squares or if it's an afghan, I will do a few rows or rounds to see how the pattern looks, or make a small swatch... and rip it if I don't like it. However, I don't normally save or print a pattern from the internet unless it has a picture. I do have some patterns jotted down in a notebook from years ago, but I've either made it before and remember, or I just skip it.

Sometimes I read a pattern and can visualize what it will look like. But I don't make a wearable unless I have a picture.

[craftybutterfly]

Me too. No picture no make. And I fit into the "gasp" group too, LOL. Some patterns I've seen, "only a mother could love".

[Kbear]

No pictuare! On to the next! I like to see it first!

[RusticOkie]

I am just learning to read patterns so there is no way I would try a pattern without a pic! How in the world would I know if I was messing up horribly?

[Monique39]

No way.. I have to have a picture..

[gumby28]

I have to have a picture. It's my security blanket.

[jujubeanboutique]

I won't even look at the pattern if there is no picture. I'm a visual person.

[redhead]

I'm a visual person also.

[crocheting turtle]

I guess that I am the odd one here. I will try patterns sans pictures. I read the pattern forming a picture of the FO while I read. If it seems interesting, I will try it.

[jenny]

must have a picture

[TheLadyWind]

I agree with no picture--no make and if the picture is poor quality/or too small to let yourself know what you are getting into...it helps if there is a picture so you can better understand the pattern (and make adjustments if needed)

[ScoobyDoo0811]

No picture, next button is clicked. I have to see the finished product to see if I am interested in it. As my luck would have it, I would start a pattern with no pic and everything that could go wrong would or it would be really really ugly or something and I would have to . Don't like to waste what little time I do get to crochet with the .

[Triskele]

Ditto! Gotta have a picture 1. to see if I like it and 2. in case I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.