I was looking at some purchased patterns today. None of them really fit the purpose I want to use them for.
I realized I’d look differently at the patterns depending on what I was trying to achieve:
- Do I only want a pattern that looks nice, done and move on to something else?
- Does my purpose require specific properties like right angles on two edges, or it looks nice when mirrored?
- Do I want to look at the pattern as a starting point to make my own patterns in the same style? And that means I’m looking at aesthetics?
- Or do I not really like the design, but I like the way it was constructed and I want to learn from that?
The first two points apply if it’s just a hobby project. But I ever want to look at that craft as a way to make money, I’ll need to think about the second two points too.