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Struggling with originality
Amy22
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Um...hi. Lately I have been struggling with my creativity and originality. Today when I was online, I was looking at crochet patterns. I came across a bag pattern on a website which used the same yarn I used when making a bag a while ago. Also, when I made my bag a while ago, I posted it onto my Instagram page. However, as the pattern I saw online was the same colour, I got a bit anxious and deleted my reel that I made. I know I shoulden't have deleted the reel because I made a lot of my friends happy. However, this probably sounds silly and very stupid but I was worried that the person who made the design would find out and be upset with me. Why do I feel like I am so unoriginal?. I feel like I keep comparing myself to other people when it comes to my creativity. I hate feeling like I am not original enough, eventhough I know myself that not everything will be original and has been already done. I need to overcome this if I am to ever improve myself. Why do I feel anxious whenever I create something or before I am about to create something. This will probably be the most silliest post I will ever post on here online. God sometimes I hate myself like.
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I can hear that you are really struggling with creativity and originality at the moment – particularly with concerns about using the same colour as patterns you have seen online.
It sounds like this made you feel anxious, despite recognising that you made a lot of your friends happy. As @Past User has said, nothing is silly or stupid and is valid.
Am I right in hearing that to you originality looks like thinking of other colours and, if so, what might help you with this – are there resources you can use to think of other colours?
We are all here for you and listening to you if you would like to share more with us about this. Hopefully, you will find your spark for creativity and originality soon
It can be really hard sometimes to be original when creating something. I know it's definitely something I struggle with as well. I often follow crochet patterns exactly using the same colours, because if I see a pattern using them it can be hard to be creative and think of other variations. Like Laura has said maybe picking out some different colours may help inspire a bit of creativity. I would say though there's nothing wrong with using people patterns. If you feel worried about posting it, you could always tag the original creator or tag the pattern so people know you've credited the original creator, but I think people post patterns for people to used most people are happy to see what other people have created.
I've seen some of you crocheting on the crochet thread and it seems really creative and original, keep going with it. I'm sure you'll get a spark of creativity soon!