March 25, 2013
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Poncho Kal – Prep: Keeping notes
Part of my design process is keeping notes, not only of the final decisions, but also of the possibilities considered along the way.
The choices and challenges I face in this early process I keep in a small notebook in my craft bag.
As I list the options, I write pros and cons for each until I begin to make decisions about the final form.
As each choice is made, it informs the other choices, until all or almost all of the variables are chosen.
At that point, I make a note of the final choices and open a Ravelry.com project page.
This allows me to make progress notes and keep track of needle size online. If I’m on the road, and away from my craft design book, I can access information that will allow me to keep working on the project. For instance, if a needle or hook goes missing, I may not remember what size I was working with. A quick look on my online project page, and I can stop into a local yarn shop, replace the crafting tool, and keep on working.
I also record stopping points, questions, problems, solutions and dates of progress.
Then, when the pattern is finished, I can gather the information from all the sources – quick paper notes in the project bag, Ravelry project page, blog postings and the early design pages – and collate them into a pattern capable of being test knit.
The Ravelry project page for this garment is:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mrsmouse/kal-poncho
