It has taken me days to plan an easy project - a table runner. At first, I thought it would be easy. Afterall, it would be just a different sized rectangle. Right?
So many decisions and each one changed the plan. What type of fiber? What dimensions? What size thread? How colors would effect each other? How much of each color is needed? What is needed for the border requiring a different warp? Arrange the design in large or small blocks? I think that I used 10 sheets of notebook sized scratch paper before I was finished. Now, to move on to the loom.
Have you always used instruction from a pattern? Have you created your own project?