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Hi, I have just joined your page & I have been loom knitting for about a year. I am interested in learning how to apply an idea or image to make a pattern. Any tips or ideas are welcome. Not sure where to start. Dee :-)

Laydidi,

Welcome!

Yes, there is a difference between UK and US crochet patterns. It's like UK is a step up in sizes of US terms...or maybe we're a step down! LOL.

The chain (ch) and slip stitch (sl st) are the same for both.

This is a comparison:

UK US

Double crochet (dc) Single crochet (sc)

Treble (tr) Double crochet (dc)

Half treble (htr) Half double crochet (hdc)

Double treble (dtr) Treble (tr)

As for the freePatternWizard, we sort of tried to include both, by calling it "standard," hoping there would be less confusion.

For people who are producing individual patterns, most of the time if they don't include a notation, I generally can tell the difference (yes, I have this issue, too!) if I see a lot of treble stitches. That tells me it's likely a UK pattern. Unless it's meant to be a very long stitch, US patterns don't tend to have a lot of trebles.

The other giveaway MAY be a lack of single crochet stitches, but that could also be misleading if a pattern is in US terms, but exclusively uses double crochets, sigh.

And if I've confused you more...argh! I'm so sorry. It's confusing. I much prefer it when people write their patterns and say if they're in UK or US terms. At least give us some idea! I know which it will be if I see it in a UK or US magazine, but otherwise, it can be hard to tell if a pattern is all dobule crochet...is that a UK double or a US single?

Hope that helps!

Is there a way when creating a pattern to tell it to create as a square as the Pattern always comes out as a rectangle. I am using Tunisian Simple Stitch with a size N hook and I want to create a square so I can use as a cushion cover.

Thank You

Karen,

Welcome!

I'm not positive I'm understanding your question, but I'll try to answer what I think you're asking. I believe you're saying you want to graph something in a size that would work as a pillowcase, rather than as a blanket.

The fact is that the size your pattern turns out is entirely up to you; the freePatternWizard doesn't actually know the difference of whether you want a pillowcase or an afghan or just a picture. If you make a swatch and figure out the number of stitches per inch, you can set the width you want your pattern to turn out (e.g., number of stitches). The only issue you may have is with the number of rows, as the freePatternWizard does that automatically, because that keeps your pattern from distorting. However, you can fudge it by adding borders at either the top and bottom or the sides of your image, which will help make the length or the width greater, depending on your desired result.

Hope I've answered your question.

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