You do not have to design garments and have knowledge of grading to assorted sizes to be a successful designer. We will discuss what it means to be a successful designer, breaking the mental block that comes with owning the title of “designer,” what elements of our favorite designers’ patterns make them favorites, how to find your starting point and defining your end goal, how to avoid plagiarism, and all the steps that go into choosing project, yarn weight and fiber, tools, drape, etc. We will also dive into the main ingredients that make a pattern “recipe,” approachable ways to share/publish your work and use social media to our advantage, and the importance of size inclusivity if we do decide to grade patterns for garments to fit human bodies. Through this class, we will go through the steps to design your own “baby blanket” – in quotations because a small piece does not need to be used for that purpose (students could take this opportunity to turn their piece into a home décor wall hanging, increase the size for a larger blanket, or decrease the size for a washcloth) and everyone should leave with the confidence to finish their piece, write the pattern from the template, take photos, and share their pattern to the community.