Archive for August 19th, 2008

5 Tips on Publishing Your Patterns from YarnCraft episode #21

August 19th, 2008 by Zontee

Many knitters and crocheters come up with their own designs. In episode #21 of our half-hour radio show, YarnCraft, we talked about sharing your patterns with others, whether online or in print. Here are five tips from the show:

1. Self-publishing online: If you’ve shared a pattern on your blog or website, it’s “published” and protected by standard copyright law. If you want to share it with a broader audience than just the visitors to your site, link to it on communities like Ravelry.com and Crochetville.org so that more knitters and crocheters can find out about it. You can also share your pattern directly on Ravelry.com, where you can create a pattern page and post the pattern as a PDF. It also allows you to share it with a bigger audience than you might otherwise be able to. Ravelry and other web communities are also a great place to engage other people and encourage them to check out your designs. You can also publicize it by sharing it with the groups you belong to or by submitting it to sites like Craftzine.com that feature projects from all over the internet.

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