Have a piece of paper or your computer beside you and write it down as you go. Use a stitch marker for each round in case you get confused as to where you were. Instead of a stitch marker, I leave a 4-6 inch tail at the beginning of my work and use the end of that yarn to mark my place as I go.
I agree, always keep paper and stitch marker near you, and experiment as you go. My second ami was a pattern I created for myself. So, it's not too hard just very tedious...
Yes, it's really tedious to write it down. I avoided writing down my patterns for quite a while and just improvised without taking notes before I finally just decided to start writing patterns so I could make it again (or someone else could)!
Notes, Notes, notes,write down everything you do, (I mean everything!), try as your writing to keep the rough draft readable...(I fail at this in my excitement sometimes) he he.....then I wonder , What did I mean by this?
Make sure after you are finished, you proof read your pattern, re-write it, correct errors, and either have a few people rework the pattern, (you would be surprised how easy counting can be off.....) or you rework it a few times. With patterns perfection is essential to the next maker, as they have no idea what you mean unless it is in correct terms.
Good luck, writing patterns can be very time consuming and rewarding.
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Make sure after you are finished, you proof read your pattern, re-write it, correct errors, and either have a few people rework the pattern, (you would be surprised how easy counting can be off.....) or you rework it a few times. With patterns perfection is essential to the next maker, as they have no idea what you mean unless it is in correct terms.
Good luck, writing patterns can be very time consuming and rewarding.
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