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The Many Roles of a Crochet Pattern Designer
Crochet Business Nichola Griffiths Crochet Business Nichola Griffiths

The Many Roles of a Crochet Pattern Designer

I never imagined how many ‘roles’ I would have to fill when opening my own crochet pattern designing business, and that I would have to learn how to do them all myself - eek. As a crochet pattern designer, I can tell you that the role involves so much more than just designing a pattern and selling it. While the design process is undoubtedly an essential part of the job, there are many other tasks that a pattern designer must undertake to create a successful business. In fact, there are a myriad of roles that a crochet pattern designer must fulfil to make their business thrive, from accounting to marketing and everything in between.

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How To Design A Crochet Pattern
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How To Design A Crochet Pattern

Today, as per the request of my newsletter subscribers, I’d like to share my process for designing a crochet pattern with you. Before we get started, I want to make it clear that this is my personal process, and that other designers may have different approaches that work better for them. That said, I've found this process to be effective for me, and I hope that you'll find it helpful as well.

As a crochet enthusiast, one of the things I love most about creating my own patterns is the sense of pride and accomplishment that comes from finishing a project and knowing that I made it from scratch. There's nothing quite like the feeling of holding a finished item in your hands and knowing that every stitch was designed and crocheted by your own two hands.

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Why I Joined The Crochetpreneur Business Academy
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Why I Joined The Crochetpreneur Business Academy

At the time of writing this I have been a VIP member of the CBA for approximately six weeks. In those six weeks I have learnt SO MUCH! I have discovered opportunities that I was missing out on that could help my business, built and started implementing new strategies on social media to reach a wider audience of potential customers, developed new skills that will help me to take my business to the next level, and many other useful things besides.

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