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What do you use for a model in custom crochet patterns?

I'd like to know how its done. Is it trial and error or is there software. If there is software, could you provide a link?

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1. I use a bit of both - software to get the basic info from and then tweak it a bit to get the personalized look/style that I want - below is a link to the software I use http://www.greatknitdesigns.com/desc.htm