Sweater Love. My First Garment Design.

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It seems like nearly yesterday that I began my journey into crochet design in earnest.

It's hard to believe that it was actually about 2 - 3 years ago!

I remember how it all happened.

I had created a handful of patterns before. Coats for my dogs, a small little heart appliqué, a couple of baby patterns, etc.

They were small things really.

And then one day I simply decided, quite out of the blue, that I wanted a sweater.

But not just any sweater. Not one I could buy at the store, but something I made.

Something I could be really proud of.

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Knit-like Cropped Sweater

I literally knew nothing about crochet design, but I picked up a crochet hook and some yarn (specifically Lion Brand Jeans in colorway Stitch), and simply let the hook guide me.

Of course, now I don't design on the fly.

I plan it out, I do a gauge swatch, I crunch the sizing numbers, etc.

But that first sweater was special because I quite simply "just made it".

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And it turns out that I absolutely LOVED it!

But I'll tell you a little secret.

It didn't turn out the way I planned.

I had designed it for myself, but it didn't actually fit me!

It fit my extra-small daughter (yep, that's her in the photo above) and I am a size medium.

At the time, I had no idea how to "size" a pattern or re-write a pattern to do it in multiple sizes.

It was actually another year before I was able to do that and I am happy to say that the pattern has been size-inclusive ever since!

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