Get noticed on Ravelry

Available for immediate access July 15

Learn to PROMOTE & MARKET your knit and crochet patterns 

Are you a knit and crochet designer who hears crickets when you launch a new design on Ravelry? Maybe you get a bump on the first day when your design is at the top of Ravelry's recently added patterns. 


How to get your pattern noticed on Ravelry is a marketing e-course for knit and crochet designer. The course will help you with promoting your patterns. At the end of the course, you will have a formula and system that you make and evolve over time. 





As a designer of over 100 patterns, I've tried many different techniques and have had great results. In this course I share with you some easy techniques you can use on your next pattern release.


You shouldn't be making sales on new patterns only when you release a new design because that is not a sustainable model. Even the older designs should still be getting some notice...

Constantly releasing patterns just to get a spike in sales get tiring. What about the old patterns? Make those continue to work for you!

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I've been offering this course since 2016 twice per year. Now you can access the e-course immediately on your own schedule. Get the information you need right now and see results in hours.

How to get your pattern noticed on Ravelry will:

1. make pattern release and publication systematic  
2. create a plan to reach knitters and crocheters that want your design 
3. make more sales per pattern because you will have a strategy to promote not just new patterns, but old ones too.

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It doesn't end with publishing your pattern on Ravelry. That is just the beginning. Getting your knit and crochet patterns noticed doesn't have to leave you tears.

This course will teach you how to use MS Excel to grade patterns in order to publish your next pattern with confidence, knowing every part of your pattern is sized accurately.

In this course you will get ONE LESSON consisting of step-by-step instructions on:

• When to launch your pattern
• How to create a promotion strategy (before, during, and after the pattern release)
• How to share your patterns in forums and groups 

With this ONE LESSON e-course you will get:

• Promotional and marketing templates and calendar to use as a guide 
• Step-by-step ways to promote with information on how to use, test, and modify
• Tips for creating a marketing calendar
• Get answers to your specific questions 

This course is for you if:

• You are a knit and crochet designer wanting to make more than enough to buy just a cup of coffee
• You are a knit and/or crochet designer wanting to create a promotional schedule
• You are guessing and throwing tactics at the wall hoping something sticks
• You want a solid plan, a strategy that you can use over and over for every pattern release
• Want to learn strategies to get your patterns noticed beyond the first day of release
• You are feeling stuck and want to try something different

"I took Tian's FREE 5-day design challenge not expecting much, but I got bit by the designing bug. I then took her Pattern Writing 101 course. Now I'm getting my first pattern tech edited to be published this summer. I am sooo glad I took the chance and invested in myself. Tian is so inspiring!" ~Meg B.

This course is NOT for you if: 

• You have a plan that is working (or not working).
• You don't want to invest in your design business.
• You don't care about promoting your pattern



You are okay with your current strategies
You don't think marketing and promotion is important. 

What you get after your register?

• Immediately after registering, you will receive a WELCOME EMAIL with a PDF of what to expect.
• Then about ONE-hour later, you will receive an email with the LESSON MATERIALS.
• Run into questions or get stuck, hit reply to the email and ask me. I'm here to help you 100% of the way.

Get the course now {$31} // available JULY 15, 2017.

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Until next time... Stitch on!

Tian

A rising tide lifts all boats

Tian Connaughton is a knit and crochet designer, technical editor, and coach. Her mission is to help aspiring designers to develop their ideas, build confidence, and live the life they've always dreamt.

Grade your patterns (knit and crochet) using MS Excel

Learn to GRADE your knit and crochet patterns using MS Excel

Are you a knit and crochet designer looking for a simple and consistent way to size your next pattern? As a designer and tech editor, I help knit and crochet designers grade their patterns. In this course, I will show you how to use MS Excel to grade your next pattern in multiple sizes using a simple hat pattern as a guide.

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I've been offering this course since 2016 twice per year. Now you can access the e-course immediately on your own schedule. Get the information you need right now and see results in hours.

How to grade a pattern using MS Excel will:

1. make pattern grading easier and faster. No more pencil and pen! 
2. save you time and
3. make more sales because you will be able to offer more sizes.

Get immediate access NOW.

Grading your knit and crochet patterns doesn't have to leave you tears.

This course will teach you how to use MS Excel to grade patterns in order to publish your next pattern with confidence, knowing every part of your pattern is sized accurately.

In this course you will get ONE LESSON consisting of step-by-step instructions on:

• How to set-up your spreadsheet to get started
• Simplified calculations
• How to create and use formulas in MS Excel 
• Calculations for grading using a gauge swatch

With this ONE LESSON e-course you will get:

• Excel template to use as a guide 
• Step-by-step tutorial on how to use the MS Excel template
• Get answers to your specific questions 

This course is for you if:

• You are a knit or crochet designer wanting to create multiple sizes of a pattern
• You are a tech editor looking to grow your offering
• Have a working knowledge of MS Excel
• Have a working knowledge of grading techniques

"Wow! Thank you Tian for this Lesson on grading patterns. For a long time I avoided designing pattern in more than one size. Now I am designing sweaters in 5 and 7 sizes and making more sales." ~Darlene

This course is NOT for you if: 

• You do not have a working knowledge of MS Excel. This course will not teach you how to use MS Excel.
• You do not know how to grade a pattern. This course will not teach you how to size patterns.

What you get after your register?

• Immediately after registering, you will receive a WELCOME EMAIL with a PDF of what to expect.
• Then about ONE-hour later, you will receive an email with the LESSON MATERIALS.
• Run into questions or get stuck, hit reply to the email and ask me. I'm here to help you 100% of the way.

Get the course now {$31}.

Click here to>>> BUY NOW

NOTE: Once you have completed the Paypal checkout, follow the link to sign in to the Lesson Materials. If you do not get this link at check-out. email me to add you. 

Until next time... Stitch on!

Tian

A rising tide lifts all boats

Tian Connaughton is a knit and crochet designer, technical editor, and coach. Her mission is to help aspiring designers to develop their ideas, build confidence, and live the life they've always dreamt.

Introducing Ansonia Shawl

Ansonia Shawl, first published with Webs last November is now available for individual purchase from my Ravelry store.

Ansonia is a cozy, medium-weight shawl perfect for keeping the chill at bay. Worked in Valley Yarn Sunderland from the bottom up with a beautiful twisted stitch lace edging, the shawl transitions into a simple stockinette stitch body.

PATTERN NOTES

Ansonia Shawl is worked from the bottom up. The lace pattern is worked over a multiple of 16 sts. When working the short-rows, do not wrap and turn, simply turn. Continue to work short-rows until garter edge sts remain unworked. 

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

54” wingspan x 17 ½” at deepest point (blocked)

MATERIALS:
Yarn: Valley Yarns Sunderland (100% Baby Alpaca; 109 yards [100 meters]/50 grams: SFN10 Natural – 4 skeins)
Needles: US size 8 (5.0 mm)
Extras: Yarn needle; space DPN
Gauge: 17 sts and 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st

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Q&A

You've worked with Valley Yarns before, what did you enjoy most about the Sunderland? 

It's true, I've worked with quite a few Valley Yarns yarns and have enjoy each for their own right. Sunderland was no different.  The things I enjoyed about Sunderland is that it's not only a soft and luxurious yarn, but when worked with the right needle size, it has a ton of drape and fantastic stitch definition, which is important for the Ansonia Shawl.

What types of projects are you working on for the holidays/gifts?

Well, to be honest, self-care is a high priority these days. So, instead of stressing out about gift knitting for others, this year is all about knitting for me. This holiday, I want a full wardrobe of knitted items for me, from head to toe, so there will be a hat, cowl, mittens, socks, and a sweater if time permit. Ambitious, I know. But isn't that what holiday knitting is all about?

What was your design inspiration for this shawl?

This year I've been intrigued with shawls. Their shapes and construction, combined with interesting stitch patterns. For the Ansonia Shawl, I wanted to combine a stitch pattern that is complex and intriguing, combined with a simple shape. The juxtapose make for an interesting finished shawl. 

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Until next time... stitch on!
Tian

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