Am I the only one who can't understand their patterns? There are several patterns for slipper boots that are super cute and I can't understand the instructions at all. I am used to everything being broke down in rows and their patterns read like paragraphs. 😟
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I love Drops patterns and find them fine to use. When I did my first one, I didn't know they were thought to be difficult, so I just knitted it.
Each one you do makes the next one easier, and I've never seen an error in a Drops pattern.
Once you get used to their style of presenting patterns, you'll feel a familiarity in all their patterns.
Their crochet patterns are also really good.
They are taking votes on their next lot of patterns at the moment. I voted for my favourites.
Each one you do makes the next one easier, and I've never seen an error in a Drops pattern.
Once you get used to their style of presenting patterns, you'll feel a familiarity in all their patterns.
Their crochet patterns are also really good.
They are taking votes on their next lot of patterns at the moment. I voted for my favourites.
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Me too. I seem to remember that as a child, all patterns were written that way. I may be mistaken about that as it was a few years ago.
I started knitting really young so I simply accepted everything and got on with it.
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I'm the same. No fear, lol.Me too. I seem to remember that as a child, all patterns were written that way. I may be mistaken about that as it was a few years ago.
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It's fun living life on the edge! I don't even use lifelines.
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I know about lifelines, but have yet to use one.
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I haven’t used many Drops patterns but have seen a lot of complaints from people who are not familiar with patterns written like they are. I will have to try one just to see if the complaints I’ve read are even remotely justified. Some people complain just to complain or they are too lazy to just read carefully enough
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Learning generally requires at least some effort on the part of the learner.
No one was born knowing anything, yet some folks seem to think they should have no more learning to do in order to follow differently worded patterns.
Their loss!
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I don’t mind putting time and effort into learning how to do a new technique especially if the project looks really good or really appealing to me
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It’s not a question of a new technique. The perceived ‘problem’ is that the format in which Drops/Garn Studio patterns are written differs from that to which many knitters are accustomed. Rather than stretch to understand, many kvetch pointlessly.
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If I don’t understand the format or wording of the pattern it would seem like a new technique. If i want the finished item badly enough I’m willing to put some time into figuring it out
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I have knitted several drops patterns and have never had a problem following or understanding their instructions.
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There seems to be three ”camps“ for Drops patterns (after searching Ravelry’s forums for posts about them)
The I HATE them, the I’ve never had a problem with them, and (the one I’m in) never tried one yet. Seems to be no middle ground LOL
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I don't use lifelines and I don't swatch, lol. Right there on the edge with you!
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I don't either. Before I joined KP I did not even know what a lifeline was!
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I've tried a lifeline just to see if it helped. I had to pull it out when I finished the garment so it was a waste of time. For them to be useful they'd have to be put in every row. I'm not going to pull out ten rows (to get back to a lifeline) when I only need to go back three.
I hardly ever use stitch markers either. I generally only put a marker in (usually a piece of yarn) when I need to mark where I've started decreasing for sleeves etc. so that I make the other side the same.
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I use lifelines and markers on lacy shawls, but they are not an end-all solution. I had finished a shawl and was blocking it, when one of my stitches was apparently missed (in a yarn over, I suspect.) There was a huge hole, even though I had used lifelines. To fix it, I reworked the ravelled part of the pattern, picking up the stitches and repairing up to a point. Then I used a needle and matching thread to finalize the repair. I have learned to "tug" on the lacy patterns every few rows, as well as using lifelines and markers.
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I suppose I should feel grateful that I have good eyesight and I can actually see the stitch pattern so I don't need markers between sections, even lace or aran. I can't say I never make mistakes. A few days ago I looked at my knitting and realised I had worked a cable the wrong way so I had to drop a few stitches and fix it. If I have to rip back I find it easy to pick the stitches up. I accept that one day all of this may change if my vision starts to fail.
I have made many DROPS patterns and they are easy to follow, they just look difficult. I second the suggestion to copy the pattern and paste it into a word doc. Then I can enlarge the print, make the charts bigger, separate the large paragraphs if needed and edit as I see fit.
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