tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post427648944840892872..comments2024-03-20T05:17:57.528-04:00Comments on How to become a Professional Knitter - Robin Hunter Designs: What are your Pattern Pet Peeves? Robin http://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-71528545153887094742013-04-08T11:40:53.345-04:002013-04-08T11:40:53.345-04:00interesting insight into what a professional desig...interesting insight into what a professional designer working for a yarn company is working towards; i've often noticed that yarn-company-sponsored patterns seem to go for yardage-heavy motifs (e.g., bobbles, nupps, colourwork that requires 15 balls for a pair of mittens). <br /><br />i do, however, like the brevity of commercial patterns. i find the same problem with moderns recipes; they spend far too much time re-explaining the obvious for beginners. i'd rather the beginner just got a proper book with all the beginner explanations, so the rest of us don't have to be told yet again what "ssk" means.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817560468306392289noreply@blogger.com