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How I Price PDFs

 I offer PDF files for some of my patterns - about 75% of of the ones I maintain.  I choose to charge for the PDF files on Ravelry & Etsy.  There will be another post about that sometime in the future. Anyhow, I thought I would explain my pricing guidelines. Beginner Skill Level - $1.50 USD Easy Skill Level - $2.00 USD Intermediate Skill Level - $2.50 USD Experienced Skill Level - $3.00 USD Free PDF files have no rime or reason as to why they are free, I just chose to make them free.  They are usually retired patterns that I am no longer maintaining that has a PDF file already.

Pattern Template

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  You can find this pattern on Ravelry here:  MATERIALS NEEDED Worsted Weight Yarn Crochet Hook Size H (5mm) Stitch markers POSSIBLE OTHER SUPPLIES Tapestry needle scissors STITCHES USED sl st – slip stitch ch – chain sc – single crochet dc – double crochet tr – triple crochet bpsc – back post single crochet SQUARE INFORMATION Gauge: WHATEVER IT IS Terms Used: American DIRECTIONS

PATTERN - Crossing Aphrodite's Heart 12 Inch Square

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  Find this pattern on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crossing-aphrodites-heart MATERIALS NEEDED Worsted Weight Yarn in 3 colors – CA, CB, CC Crochet Hook Size G (4.5mm) Crochet Hook Size H (5mm) At least 8 stitch markers POSSIBLE OTHER SUPPLIES tapestry needle scissors STITCHES USED sl st – slip stitch ch – chain(s) sc – single crochet hdc – half double crochet dc – double crochet tr – triple crochet bpsc – back post single crochet fptr – front post triple crochet tr bobble – triple crochet bobble stitch Heart Stitch – sl st, [ch4, tr bobble, ch4, sl st in same st as tr bobble] twice in one stitch. Is included with this PDF download from Ravelry. Cross Stitch - https://www.allfreecrochet.com/Tutorials/How-to-Make-a-Cross-Stitch Written using American terms. GAUGE After round 4 piece is 3 inches wide. PATTERN NOTES Rounds 1-7 are worked with the 4mm (G) size crochet hook. Round 8-17 are worked with the 5mm (H) cro...

TUTORIAL: Heart Stitch

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MATERIALS NEEDED Yarn in the weight you need Crochet Hook in the size you need Stitch markers if needed POSSIBLE OTHER SUPPLIES Tapestry needle scissorS STITCHES USED sl st – slip stitch ch – chain tr bobble - triple crochet bobble - https://lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/crochet-tutorials/crochet-bobble-stitch/ SQUARE INFORMATION Gauge: Depends on your weight of yarn & size hook Terms Used: American At the end of this post has designer notes I've found to help me when using the Heart Stitch in my patterns. This tutorial is not published on it's own except for this post.  It is included with patterns using this stitch on sites I sell my patterns on. DIRECTIONS What is the Heart Stitch? It's a simple combination of other stitches to make a heart. Heart Stitch: sl st, [ch4, tr bobble, ch4, sl st in same st as tr bobble] twice in one stitch. Reading that can make it look complicated. Let's go step by step with a few pictures to help you along. Remember the Hea...

PATTERN - Border Two

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   You can find this pattern on Ravelry here:  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/border-two MATERIALS NEEDED Weight Yarn you used for your project in at least 2 colors – CA, CB Crochet Hook Size that you used for you project 4 or more stitch markers POSSIBLE OTHER SUPPLIES tapestry needle scissors STITCHES USED sl st – slip stitch ch – chain(s) sc – single crochet rsc – reverse single crochet or crab stitch fpsc – front post single crochet beg bobble – beginning bobble stitch bobble – bobble stitch GAUGE Not important if you used the yarn you used for your project TERMS USED  American Stitch Count Information You will need a specific stitch count for this border. You will need multiples of 4 stitches plus 3 extra stitches. DO NOT count the corner stitches from Step 2 of the Set Up section. This means you will have multiple groups of 4 stitches and at the end you will need 3 extra stitches. # of Multiples of 4 Stitc...

PATTERN - Border One

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   You can find this pattern on Ravelry here:  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/border-one MATERIALS NEEDED Weight Yarn you used for your project in at least 3 colors – CA, CB, CC Crochet Hook Size that you used for you project 8 or more stitch markers POSSIBLE OTHER SUPPLIES p sl st – slip stitch ch – chain(s) sc – single crochet rsc – reverse single crochet or crab stitch dc – double crochet tr – triple crochet dtr – double triple crochet bpsc – back post single crochet bpdc – back post double crochet  STITCHES USED SQUARE INFORMATION Gauge:  Not important if you used the yarn you used for your project Terms Used: American HELPFUL INFORMATION This border can be used on any stitch count. All you need to make sure is you have corners on your project. It doesn't matter the number of corners either. This pattern can be done in any hook size and any yarn weight. Please use the yarn weight and hook size corresponding to and used for your project...

PATTERN - Cable Runner Socks

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   You can find this pattern on Ravelry here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-runner-socks MATERIALS NEEDED: approx. 100g of sock yarn size US2 circular knitting needles – the longer the cable the better when working with magic loop stitch markers tapestry needle STITCHES USED: K – knit P – Purl M1 – make 1 st C4F – cable four front https://www.dummies.com/crafts/knitting/designs-patterns/how-to-knit-a-four-stitch-cable/ GAUGE: 11 rows and 8 sts is 1”. TERMS USED: American About This Pattern These socks where designed using the magic loop method. Also for you to be able to use whatever toe and heel you would like to use. They can be top down or toe up. The only difference on that is the way the cables end up running. For the picture I did toe up with an after thought heel. I will write out the toe pattern I used. The heel you will have to decide for yourself but I will provide a link to the after thought heel pattern I used. This pattern ...