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Hi, Calipage, and thanks for subscribing to the freePatternWizard.
Yes this has probably been resolved. Could you please let me know what stitch you're using in beading (peyote, brick...)? Brick and Peyote have some intermittent color issues that will be corrected in the version coming soon.
I also could make this upcoming version available to you to see if this is a bug that's been fixed. Let me know if you want to try this.
If you're getting only black and white, I'm wondering if the problem is something else other than a program bug. If you'd be willing, I would also be interested in getting a copy of the image you're using as well as the colors you're choosing so I can try it here. If I duplicate the problem, I can either let you know settings I use to get it working, test it in the next version myself, or if it's a program bug, fix it right away.
So please let me know if you'd be willing to email me an image with which you're having problems. I'll try to work with you.
Terry
Excellent!
Love it so far...please keep us apprised of your
progress! Thanks for posting!
Welcome!
I'm not exactly sure of what you're asking, but I'll address the graphics part of your inquiry first.
You should use an image that is clear, but not just clear; it should be in a format that is a "better" one, such as gif or png. The problem with jpgs is they're not really good quality images and the colors can smear, especially if you've done some work with the image in a graphics program. However, you can't take a jpg, change it to a gif and be done with the problem. A bad jpg will only become a bad gif.
Another problem is if you upload a small image and try to resize it larger, especially in a jpg, but also in any other format. Or if you're trying to upload a large image and are resizing it smaller through the freePatternWizard. This is not recommended; there are some free and very powerful graphics programs where you can resize your images first, before uploading. The freePatternWizard isn't actually a graphics program, so it's not great at resizing, particularly going much larger or much smaller.
I would say that if you have an image that is, say, 200 pixels across, if you don't run it through a graphics program first, you'd be best off setting the freePatternWizard to make that image 200 stitches across, a one to one ratio, where resizing isn't necessary.
As for what stitches to use, if you're unsure of the colors, check to ensure the setting under #7 for PDF is "Symbols Only" or "Both Colors and Symbols." Using "Colors Only" will be too difficult for the human eye to see, especially if your image has many shades of various colors.
If you're asking about crochet stitches, if you're in the US we have single crochet available for "standard stitch," which is called double crochet in the UK and Australia (which is why we call it "standard" instead of "single crochet," as that term is not appropriate for the UK or Australia). We also have Tunisian stitches available.
If you're interested in filet, we've just introduced Filet Crochet as a Premier feature.
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