Write a Pattern People Can Finish

A pattern is a set of instructions a stranger follows alone, at her kitchen table, with no way to ask you what you meant. Every ambiguity you leave in becomes a message in your inbox or a refund.

These guides cover the writing itself: what sections a pattern needs and in what order, which abbreviations to use and how to declare them, how to write a repeat so its stitch count adds up, when a photo helps and when it hurts, and why some patterns confuse buyers even when the math is right.