NodeStitch BlogPosts from NodeStitch.https://nodestitch.app/blogHow to check stitch counts in a crochet pattern before testers see ithttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-check-stitch-counts-in-a-crochet-patternhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-check-stitch-counts-in-a-crochet-patternChecking the number at the end of a round is not enough. How I check what each round uses against what it makes, with real rounds from my own patterns.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanHow to number photos in a crochet pattern without renumbering them by handhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-number-photos-in-a-crochet-patternhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-number-photos-in-a-crochet-patternOne of my patterns has 93 numbered photos and more than 60 places in the text that point at them. What adding one photo near the start costs, and how I number photos now.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanHow to crochet the griddle stitch, including how to increase and decreasehttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-crochet-the-griddle-stitchhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-crochet-the-griddle-stitchThe griddle stitch written out row by row, with charts, plus how I increase and decrease in it without breaking the alternation.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanWhat actually goes in a crochet pattern PDFhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-goes-in-a-crochet-pattern-pdfhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-goes-in-a-crochet-pattern-pdfThe nine sections every crochet pattern PDF needs, what goes in each one, and what a buyer does when it is missing. From a designer's own published patterns.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanCrochet and knitting pattern software, compared by someone who writes patternshttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/crochet-knitting-pattern-software-comparedhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/crochet-knitting-pattern-software-comparedStitchmastery, Intwined, Patternum, Canva, PowerPoint and more, compared on charting, layout and stitch checking by a working pattern designer.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanThe best crochet and knitting pattern app, depending on what you mean by apphttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/best-crochet-knitting-pattern-apphttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/best-crochet-knitting-pattern-appMost crochet and knitting apps are for following patterns, not writing them. What each one actually does, from a designer who writes and sells her own.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanHow to find crochet and knitting pattern testers when you do not have a followinghttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-find-pattern-testershttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/how-to-find-pattern-testersWhere to post a tester call, what to put in it, and what to do when only a few people apply. From a crochet designer with a small following.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanWhat to send pattern testers, and what to ask themhttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-to-send-pattern-testershttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-to-send-pattern-testersTesters are not tech editors. Send the real PDF, ask specific questions, and check your own counts first. A crochet designer on running a test round.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanWhat NodeStitch can and cannot dohttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-nodestitch-can-dohttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/what-nodestitch-can-doNodeStitch numbers rounds and photos, checks stitch counts, reads handwritten patterns and exports print ready PDFs. It does not make charts. Free accounts cannot export.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli LehrmanWhat to use instead of Canva or PowerPoint for writing crochet and knitting patternshttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/canva-powerpoint-alternative-crochet-pattern-writinghttps://nodestitch.app/blog/posts/canva-powerpoint-alternative-crochet-pattern-writingCanva and PowerPoint will both make a pattern PDF, but neither numbers your rounds or checks stitch counts. A pattern designer on what actually works.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAli Lehrman