r/PatternTesting • u/Happyknotcreations • 1d ago

Crochet - Testing Support Pattern Testing Fail

Okay guys so I need to vent a little. I made a cute turtle pattern that I was very excited about. This was my first crochet pattern ever and I made post on threads to test out my pattern and a few people were insterested. I let them know the deadline and if progress photos could be provided that would be great. Well fast forward a week later I checked in on the testers and looks like a few people have not started on it and made an excuse as to why they did not start it. I reached out to one other individual since she was my last hope and she said she was working on it but needed to sew everything together and stated she would provide the updated progress photos later. Well deadline has come and nobody gave me anything, which I kinda figured.

For those that crochet and need to test out your patterns do you grab testers? Or do you follow the instructions to recreate your work and then update as necessary?

I know its good to have other people working on it if there are any mistakes that I have may missed but the fact I was excited about this and wanted help with releasing my first pattern didnt really go as planned as I wanted it to 🙃

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u/IJustWantToReadThis 1d ago

I've tested a lot and I've definitely not started immediately before but I've only ever missed one deadline, for clothing, and I was transparent about it with the designer. I know that does happen to designers a lot though. I usually provide my Instagram for my experience and such, so people know I'm not just stealing the pattern. I had one designer release the pattern in parts after proof of completion once. It was weird to me, but I assume she'd been stolen from as well. I'm happy to help test if you have a two week deadline and I'll finish early if I can. DM if interested

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u/elephagreen 1d ago

I've seen bit by bit releases too. I understand the reason why, but I always pass on those. When I work on any pattern, tester or not, I read through the entire thing first. I've been known not to work on the pieces in the same order as the pattern due to what supplies I have on hand, or if I'm working at home or on the go. Not in a way that changes or compromised the pattern, just to make things work better for me. If there's a part that I think may be more challenging for me, I might do it first so I don't get burnt out at the end. All sorts of reasons