As you know, I really like to write my own patterns and to publish photo tutorials ...
Very often it is a time consuming kind of task and the amount of work is huge, even when the item the pattern is written for is not that big...
I know that many crafters had a go with my patterns and surprisingly there have not been complains about problems in understanding my words or crochet passages... phew!!!
I love to try patterns written by other crafters, too. I like it especially to be aware that there are different ways to explain a work, different styles, different range of difficulties and new things to learn ... always something new to learn!!!! A pattern written by another person gives you new challenges and pushes your curiosity to new levels, right? I love all that, I really do!!
So, I was really excited to join a selected group of crocheters (Nicole
@tangleandstitch , Janet
@janetleigh37 , Conny
@frogs_crochet , Heather
@hgdesignscrochet , Julie
@meiguidesigns and Jenna
@quirky_crochet : all these addresses are of their Instagram profiles!) to test a pattern for sale, written by Miki the colourful hostess of
Set Free My Gypsy Soul blog (her Instagram profile :
HERE ) : the
QUEEN G FRINGE BAG now in her
Etsy shop !!!!
What I really liked of this pattern were essentially the followings :
the freedom to choose the yarn weight and the kind of fibre
the freedom to adapt and develop the pattern as you prefer
the variety of stitches to keep you interested
the fringes!!!
This bag was a quick make and in few days it was ready to be shown to the rest of the world ...
The "big" differences between my bag and the one in the pattern are just a few :
I didn't knot the same amount of fringes as Miki did, simply because I'm so worried to ruin them!!!
I didn't sew the triangles, but crocheted them along the bag sides
the handle of my bag has some colourful picots!
The only part I didn't like about being a "pattern tester" was the moment when you sit down and write what was good or not so good of the pattern you've tested....
I don't want to offend anyone and I try to put down my impressions in a proper way, with no misunderstanding or else....sometimes I find so hard not to write down in my own mother tongue...
Anyway, it seems I passed the test, as Miki and I are still friends!!! ;of
xxxx Alessandra