Crochet Pattern Designer’s Checklist | Getting Your Pattern Ready to Release | Free PDF Printable
Written by: Kristen Moore
Published on 8/3/2024
Are you a crochet pattern designer?
Read ahead to hear about one of my favorite tools for staying organized and making sure my pattern is release-ready! Find your FREE Crochet Designer’s Checklist at the end!
As a crochet pattern designer, I've become increasingly familiar with my own personal style and way of organizing ideas and thoughts. When an idea pops into my head, I like to immediately jot it down in a note on my phone - that way, I don't forget about it later. Then, when I'm ready to move on to my next design and need some ideas, I can head straight to my handy-dandy note filled with ideas! Some of those ideas result in pattern designs, and some of those ideas never leave the note phase.
I’ve also noticed one specific habit I've formed to keep my tasks organized before releasing my pattern. You know how it can get - finishing pattern edits, editing video tutorials, communicating with your tech editor, planning the testing process, etc. When you're getting close to the release date, there are A LOT of tasks needing to get checked off in order to prepare for a successful launch!
For most of my designs, I would usually create a checklist on my phone to keep track of each step I needed to take, and honestly, just to keep my thoughts organized so I don't miss anything. Being a full time mom means there is A LOT on my to-do list every day, and sometimes during pattern release weeks my thoughts can get a bit jumbled.
But really, a boring checklist on my phone notes is not very pretty or motivating. So as I continued to jot down every step I needed to take for that pattern release, I realized what a FUN idea it would be to put together a simple, printable checklist to stay on top of - including all of those final steps to get your pattern release-ready! There’s just something about picking up your favorite pen and checking that next task off of your to-do list.
On this checklist, you’ll find 33 tasks separated into four different sections to stay organized: the writing/editing phase, testing process, launch phase, and marketing/recognitions. I also included an extra space under each section to include any personalized tasks you’d like to add yourself! I hope you enjoy!
Click the link below to download your own FREE printable Crochet Designer’s Checklist designed by Junebug & James! Please share this post with all of your designer friends if you find it helpful, and be sure to tag @junebugandjames if you choose to share your thoughts on social media! I’d love so much to see this checklist being used to help as many crochet designers as possible!
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