Hi! Lately I have noticed more discussion in the pattern testing group chats about how the yarn color in the materials section is written which leads to how it is identified within the pattern. This made me curious to know what the general community thinks about this subject! I have made a poll below that I would love to get everyone’s opinion/preference!
Yes! Luckily you can change the colors yourself. In that case, it would get confusing if you changed the color in the square to red when the words remain “blue”
I think it really depends on the pattern, but i like having the colors labeling what item the color is if its a item with many colors…
I prefer if labeling them they be the item name or just color a b c ect… Cause my brain backfired one time i changed the colors but it said in the pattern change to___ and i was like ___ no its blank right???
I very rarely use the exact colors in the pattern. Mostly because I have my own way of doing things. In the ePattern it is nice to be able to change it, so sometimes I guess something like ColorA, Blue would be a good way to write the colors of the pattern.
I have always written in the color because that is how most designers have been doing it. Recently I started questioning that for those people that want to change the color they are using at which time would maybe work best to have a “color a” for example.
I like using the colors that match the picture. Then if I substitute, I know for what parts of the pattern. It’s not always obvious what end is the starting point.
For me I like having the color written out, even if I’m not using that color, like if I’m using a green, I know it’s my blue. Color A, or primary color makes me confused cause for all I know they could be talking about any color. (Maybe that’s just me though-)
I think it depends on the pattern, like if its for a blueberry or something where the color kinda has to/should be blue, then blue. If you can change the color, then Arm color/outfit color or whatever part its used for
I used the reverse of the colors I meant to once because I got confused about which color was the main body color. The body color was listed as “COLOR B”, and I assumed that the main body color (which would be used for the majority of the pattern) was color A, which it was not. I like when it says what it is, but also tells you what colors they used.
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The body color was listed as “COLOR B”, and I assumed that the main body color (which would be used for the majority of the pattern) was color A, which it was not.