yeah I agree, I have put out some really cool patterns that took me a long time to design (not on ribblr lol, I only put my small stuff on ribblr) and it got like 13 comments. it annoys me really bad, but I try to stay positive and keep pushing for those 13 people lol
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and welcome to ribblr lol, Iāve been on here for quite a bit of time, but I just made my shop this year. I actually just started business this year lol.
do you design patterns? and if so, what kinds?
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So true! My gosh! I have made some amazing friends, but ugh, lol. Trying to convert patterns here has also been hard, lol, as all mine are Canva PDFs, lol.
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I do! Most of mine are pretty simple, like the one I have in testing here right now (Mƶbius strip (loop)) and things that never sell, like my Fungi Flingerz, a mushroom themed soft dodgeball game. Iām currently working on a new pattern that is an actual plushie, though. But itās super long, and I donāt know how Iād even make it work here. Itās already 18 pages long on Canva.
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oh my goodness that crazy lol!
if you ever release a test pattern for any of them, i am more than willing to test for you! (even if we do it through canva lol)
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a lot of mine are on PDFs too, which is why they arenāt here lol
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When inexperienced crocheters, who are clearly still learning the craft, put out pattern tests and patterns for āunidentifiable objectsā, and try to sell them. I want to encourage new makers to continue to learn the craft and get better, before they try pattern making and opening a shop. They need to be able to actually crochet the basics first and be competent at it.
When you advise a designer there is a serious issue with their pattern and they donāt do anything to remedy it, so you can complete the pattern test. I am then left to work out how to fix the error and āmake it workā as best I can, so I can complete the pattern test, so that Iām not penalized for not completing the test. 
Then they have the nerve to sell their pattern with all the problems still present.
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I do have one up for my Mobius currently and need one more tester if youāre willing. And my other will be up on Insta by the end of the month.
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100% both of these
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For real
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My current crochet ick is fur yarn! Itās worse then black yarn. I just finished a wolf with fur yarn while cute I had so many frogging moments so yeah noā¦. 
Ick for being a tester is when designers who wonāt communicate in their chat and wonāt fix their typos.
For being a designer when testers leave it to the last moment and then ask for an extension. It would be appreciated if testers managed their time more wisely.
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As a tester
No testing gc
No response for ages with only pms to talk to the designer halting my progress making it impossible - almost impossible to complete by deadline
Not having my completed test with journal and feedback marked complete by the designer when the work is finished
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ooo, okay! we could start a dm channel so we arenāt spamming people on here anymore lmao
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tester ick is when the tester ghosts or copies your pattern