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So I fell in love with a shawl design (www.ravelry.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Bunbury@feddit.nl to c/crochet@lemmy.ca

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I am a complete beginner and I can tell that this is anything but a beginner pattern. Obviously this shouldn’t be the first project I attempt. However, could some of you maybe give me an idea of how ridiculous it would be to try this as one of my first 5 or so projects for example? How much experience would I need to work myself up to this? It looks so complicated.

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[–] Creativity@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with the other commenters - it's definitely an advanced pattern.

One other thing I want to point out is it's tagged with "chart" and the description says:

The pattern, in a diagram form, contains...

There's a chance there's no written pattern, so you'll want to familiarize yourself with crochet symbols and charts before attempting it.

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 1 points 8 hours ago

Well caught! Are symbols in crochet universal? Or do they often differ per pattern?