Designer Area

This area is for current Crochet Foundry designers. You’ll find guides, directories, and other items to help you work with us, and grow as a designer.

By Issue

Here are the Important Date files, WiP/Teaser graphics, and Marketing graphics for each issue

Forms

Design Prep Form – Fill in this form and upload your signed contract, then we will get your yarn ordered!
Designer Bio Form – Fill in this form unless we already have one from a previous issue that you want us to use for your current issue. Find the due date in the “Important Dates” file for your issue.
Tester Form – Fill in one form for each tester. Find the due date in the “Important Dates” file for your issue.

Guides, Standards, & Templates

Designer Success Guide – Lots of information that will help you with the requirements that go with designing for Crochet Foundry.
Measurements – The measurements we use for Crochet Foundry Patterns.
Pattern Template – Our pattern template with style guide info. Additional Style guide info is in the Designer Success Guide. Please write your patterns in the template in your Designer Folder. If you are unable to use the template in that format, you can copy the template from here and paste it in a doc you can use.
Designer Interview Template – A selection of questions for your designer interview for each pattern designed for Crochet Foundry Magazine. Please write your answers in the template in your Designer Folder. If you are unable to use the template in that format, you can copy the template from here and paste it in a doc you can use.

Directories

Pattern Testers – List of those who have volunteered to be pattern testers for Crochet Foundry Designers.

Stitch Definitions and Instructions – Use these in your Crochet Foundry patterns. Copy and paste them into the Special Stitches section of your Crochet Foundry patterns as needed.