Stitches

How do most crocheters [ or you ], do the stitch and symbol art for most crochet patterns in time allowed?

I have done mine in a variety of ways, as copy on a machine and trace, or use graph paper, but have used regular paper, just any way to pull the info together or organize it, with or with out written instructions, while I have time to do the project.

Public Comments

1. I don't usually do that. I find I follow a pattern better when I read it in the common "short hand" version. The symbols tend to confuse me. If I have to have a chart, it's usually because I am doing something in filet crochet or I want to make sure I place puff stitches in the right spot to make a certain design. To do that, I use Mircosoft Excel. I make the "cells" into small boxes. Each box is usually one stitch (or int he case of filet crochet, it's a space). I color the boxes black were I want the special stitches to go. It works for me and I have come up with many designs this way. ~Happy Crocheting!~
2. goggle crocheting flowers patterns and they well give you sites to make that flower. There's all different way to make that flower but instead of telling you how to let you see how to do it Beth :) :)