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Write a crochet pattern on Woolmoot

The heart of your work: structure your pattern with sections, rows, notes, and images. Discover each element, its interactions, and its specifics.

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Editor structure and elements

The Woolmoot editor is built on four types of elements that you combine to build your pattern.

Section: The highest-level structural element. Lets you divide your pattern into logical parts and contains rows, notes, and images.
Row: Always contained within a section, it carries your pattern instructions.
Note: Adds context around your instructions. Can be placed inside or outside a section.
Image: Illustrates your pattern with photos. Can be placed inside or outside a section.

Interacting with elements

Here are the different actions available to manipulate the editor elements.

Add: Adds the selected element inside or outside a section, depending on the button's placement.
Move: You can move the selected element wherever you want using drag and drop. Moving a row dynamically adjusts its number and the numbers of the following rows.
Delete: Immediately deletes the selected element. Note: no confirmation is required, the element is deleted right away. Deleting a row dynamically adjusts the row numbers of the following rows.
Duplicate: Creates an exact copy of the selected element. Sections containing images and copied image blocks retain their duplicated images. Duplicating a row dynamically adjusts the number of the duplicated row and the following ones.
Convert to note / Convert to row: Converts a note to a row, or a row to a note. Only the content is preserved during the conversion. The following row numbers are dynamically adjusted.
Open / Close a section: Collapses or expands a section's display for better readability. The open/closed state is also reflected in the sidebar tree, and vice versa.

The section

A section structures an entire part of your pattern. In the PDF, sections are separated by spacing or dividers to clearly distinguish them. Here is its main setting.

Section name: Gives a unique name to a section. The name is displayed in the PDF and can receive a global heading design through the design settings (see step 5). It also dynamically appears in the sidebar tree.

The row

The heart of your pattern: rows are where you write your instructions. Here are the different settings that compose it.

Row number: Cannot be less than 1. By default, it takes the value of the previous row + the number of turns of that row, as long as the lock is not red (locked value). You can manually change the value: this automatically locks the number (red lock), which will no longer change dynamically based on the row's position. Click the lock to lock or unlock the value. Switching the lock from locked to unlocked automatically recalculates the number based on the preceding row, and affects the calculation of the following unlocked rows.
Number of turns: Cannot be less than 1. Defaults to 1. Change this value to indicate how many turns should be made with these instructions. The number of turns automatically affects the calculation of the following row numbers.
Stitches: Cannot be less than 0. By default, this value is dynamically calculated from your instructions, through term and abbreviation detection. The calculation takes into account your settings for counting chain stitches at the beginning of a row and chain/slip stitches at the end of a row. The calculation is normally always correct, but some instructions may have special rules or require manual adjustment: in that case, manually change the value to activate the lock on auto-calculation, and it will remain fixed until you unlock it. The stitch count appears in brackets [] at the end of the row in the PDF, unless the value is 0.
Instructions: The core of how Woolmoot works. As you type, the editor detects terms and abbreviations in the configured writing language. The detection result is displayed just below the instructions field.
Detected instructions display: Shows in real time the terms and abbreviations detected in your instructions. Each element category has its own color code:
Terms and abbreviations from the lexicon
Terms and abbreviations from your custom stitches
Numbers that are not part of a term or abbreviation (indicate a multiple)
Delimiters: parentheses, brackets, asterisks
Multiplier 'x'
Numbers indicating the stitch count calculation of the preceding element (placed after a term/abbreviation or at the end of a closing delimiter)
Plain text not detected as an instruction element. Only this plain text is sent for translation.
Color application: This button only appears if at least one yarn color is configured in the pattern information. It opens the color application interface. To use it, add colors to the yarns in the information section of your pattern: all added colors will appear here. Highlight a part of your instructions, click the button, then select the color of your choice: a border in the chosen color is added in the instructions display, and the highlighted text takes on that color in the PDF. Don't forget to note yarn color changes in the notes.
Stitch count display toggle: Disabled by default. When enabled, this button makes the stitch count visible for each detected term and abbreviation in your instructions. Useful for checking your counts and spotting any calculation errors.

The note

Notes allow you to share information, tips, or warnings with your makers.

Type: 'Information' by default, can also be 'Tips' or 'Warning'. 'Information' notes have a classic text design in the PDF. 'Tips' and 'Warning' each have their own icon that provides a specific visual cue depending on the note's purpose. 'Tips' and 'Warning' notes can have a customized design.
Content: The content of the note. Write whatever you like: the text is automatically translated when generating your pattern's translations. Abbreviations and terms are also detected and correctly translated according to our internal lexicon.

Images

An image block for illustrating your pattern: progress photos, final renders, visual explanations. You can freely reorder images by dragging them.

Layout: Choose a specific arrangement for the images in the PDF.
Upload: Upload your illustration or progress images for the rows. Square 1:1 format. If you upload an image in a different format, it will be cropped around the center. 5 MB max. Up to 3 images per block.
Description: Add a short description for each image individually. The description is automatically translated and displayed in small text below the relevant image.

Editor structure and elements

The Woolmoot editor is built on four types of elements that you combine to build your pattern.

Section

The highest-level structural element. Lets you divide your pattern into logical parts and contains rows, notes, and images.

Row

Always contained within a section, it carries your pattern instructions.

Note

Adds context around your instructions. Can be placed inside or outside a section.

Image

Illustrates your pattern with photos. Can be placed inside or outside a section.

Interacting with elements

Here are the different actions available to manipulate the editor elements.

Add

Adds the selected element inside or outside a section, depending on the button's placement.

Move

You can move the selected element wherever you want using drag and drop. Moving a row dynamically adjusts its number and the numbers of the following rows.

Delete

Immediately deletes the selected element. Note: no confirmation is required, the element is deleted right away. Deleting a row dynamically adjusts the row numbers of the following rows.

Duplicate

Creates an exact copy of the selected element. Sections containing images and copied image blocks retain their duplicated images. Duplicating a row dynamically adjusts the number of the duplicated row and the following ones.

Convert to note / Convert to row

Converts a note to a row, or a row to a note. Only the content is preserved during the conversion. The following row numbers are dynamically adjusted.

Open / Close a section

Collapses or expands a section's display for better readability. The open/closed state is also reflected in the sidebar tree, and vice versa.

The section

A section structures an entire part of your pattern. In the PDF, sections are separated by spacing or dividers to clearly distinguish them. Here is its main setting.

Section name

Gives a unique name to a section. The name is displayed in the PDF and can receive a global heading design through the design settings (see step 5). It also dynamically appears in the sidebar tree.

The row

The heart of your pattern: rows are where you write your instructions. Here are the different settings that compose it.

Row number

Cannot be less than 1. By default, it takes the value of the previous row + the number of turns of that row, as long as the lock is not red (locked value). You can manually change the value: this automatically locks the number (red lock), which will no longer change dynamically based on the row's position. Click the lock to lock or unlock the value. Switching the lock from locked to unlocked automatically recalculates the number based on the preceding row, and affects the calculation of the following unlocked rows.

Number of turns

Cannot be less than 1. Defaults to 1. Change this value to indicate how many turns should be made with these instructions. The number of turns automatically affects the calculation of the following row numbers.

Stitches

Cannot be less than 0. By default, this value is dynamically calculated from your instructions, through term and abbreviation detection. The calculation takes into account your settings for counting chain stitches at the beginning of a row and chain/slip stitches at the end of a row. The calculation is normally always correct, but some instructions may have special rules or require manual adjustment: in that case, manually change the value to activate the lock on auto-calculation, and it will remain fixed until you unlock it. The stitch count appears in brackets [] at the end of the row in the PDF, unless the value is 0.

Instructions

The core of how Woolmoot works. As you type, the editor detects terms and abbreviations in the configured writing language. The detection result is displayed just below the instructions field.

Detected instructions display

Shows in real time the terms and abbreviations detected in your instructions. Each element category has its own color code:

Terms and abbreviations from the lexicon
Terms and abbreviations from your custom stitches
Numbers that are not part of a term or abbreviation (indicate a multiple)
Delimiters: parentheses, brackets, asterisks
Multiplier 'x'
Numbers indicating the stitch count calculation of the preceding element (placed after a term/abbreviation or at the end of a closing delimiter)
Plain text not detected as an instruction element. Only this plain text is sent for translation.

Color application

This button only appears if at least one yarn color is configured in the pattern information. It opens the color application interface. To use it, add colors to the yarns in the information section of your pattern: all added colors will appear here. Highlight a part of your instructions, click the button, then select the color of your choice: a border in the chosen color is added in the instructions display, and the highlighted text takes on that color in the PDF. Don't forget to note yarn color changes in the notes.

Stitch count display toggle

Disabled by default. When enabled, this button makes the stitch count visible for each detected term and abbreviation in your instructions. Useful for checking your counts and spotting any calculation errors.

The note

Notes allow you to share information, tips, or warnings with your makers.

Type

'Information' by default, can also be 'Tips' or 'Warning'. 'Information' notes have a classic text design in the PDF. 'Tips' and 'Warning' each have their own icon that provides a specific visual cue depending on the note's purpose. 'Tips' and 'Warning' notes can have a customized design.

Content

The content of the note. Write whatever you like: the text is automatically translated when generating your pattern's translations. Abbreviations and terms are also detected and correctly translated according to our internal lexicon.

Images

An image block for illustrating your pattern: progress photos, final renders, visual explanations. You can freely reorder images by dragging them.

Layout

Choose a specific arrangement for the images in the PDF.

Upload

Upload your illustration or progress images for the rows. Square 1:1 format. If you upload an image in a different format, it will be cropped around the center. 5 MB max. Up to 3 images per block.

Description

Add a short description for each image individually. The description is automatically translated and displayed in small text below the relevant image.

Write a crochet pattern on Woolmoot

Editor structure and elements

Interacting with elements

The section

The row

The note

Images

05 · Customize the PDF

Write a crochet pattern on Woolmoot

Editor structure and elements

Interacting with elements

The section

The row

The note

Images

05 · Customize the PDF