Being a prolific and somewhat obsessive crafter, there’s always a project on the go. I finish one and start another immediately. Sometimes there’s a few on the go using different materials and techniques. It’s not unusual for me to have a macrame project in progress for day time work, then my evening work is either knitting or crochet. The latter two being easier to do while watching telly on my sofa most nights.

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One of my latest makes that I’m most proud of is a very simply macrame wall hanging. It’s not my most ambitious of designs nor was it very time consuming and that was the point of it. It was the  first macrame pattern  that I’ve put down on paper with the intention of selling it to those starting out on their macrame journey.
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Getting to the end of this process, designing the printed version then getting it to the printer was a rather tedious task, but so satisfying.

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One thing I’ve discovered over the years of reading other people’s patterns, is that a lot of the time the pattern writer assumes that the recipient of that pattern has a level of experience and knowledge. Usually that level is quite high. I’m fortunate enough to have that experience and knowledge but for someone who doesn’t, the complicated instructions could be the end of their crafting journey before it even begins.

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My mission is to write my patterns as if the person reading it has never done any of that particular craft before. You may think that sounds a bit patronising, but believe me that's certainly not my intention. The number of times I’ve read poorly written patterns and only because of my experience have I been able to wing it and achieve the desired result. I want my patterns to be easy to read, follow and finish! A satisfying end result is what we all want.
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Check out the patterns on my  patterns page,  there’s only a few there so far. As I said, they are time consuming to write, but I know I’ll get quicker the more I write. Lots more to come!