Table of Contents:

Overview:

We hadn’t started on the Purl Soho Winter Wreath kit largely because the amount of cutting was daunting. Kim recommended trying to do it on the Cricut and thus began the effort outlined below.

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Step #1: Convert the paper templates to digital

In order to use the Cricut I needed to digitize the paper templates provided with the kit. I ran some tests with scanning the pages and while it was working well, I noticed that Purl Soho sold the pattern as a PDF file for $12.80. That was a very reasonable price to pay to save a couple hours work so I purchased it and moved on.

Step #2: Extract template images from PDF pattern

Sample of pattern page

The PDF file that was purchased was a digital copy of the booklet provided in the kit. In order to make it usable on the Cricut, the individual template images needed to be extracted from the PDF so they could be converted to SVG format for import into Cricut Design Space. Following are the steps to extract the images from the PDF:

• Open the PDF pattern file in Adobe Acrobat

• Click View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Content

  

  Adobe Acrobat - Viewing Content Pane

• In the Content pane on the left, click the > next to the file name to expand out all the pages.

Adobe Acrobat Content Pane - pages collapsed

Adobe Acrobat Content Pane - pages expanded

• Right-click any page in the Content Pane and select Highlight Content so that there is a checkmark next to it. A purple box will appear around each area of content

  

  Adobe Acrobat Content Highlighted

• Locate the pages that contain the template pieces (pages 13-19). Follow this step for each page:

  • Right-click on each page in the Content Pane and select “Save Selection As”. The only option is to save in PDF format so save that file to your computer. Repeat for each page (17-19). You should have three separate PDF files.

  <aside> 💡 Pages 13-16 of the pattern booklet include templates for the wreath form. These are too large to cut on the Cricut so no need to extract them. More details in a later step.

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• Once all the pages have been saved, it’s time to move to the next step

Step #3: Convert PDF to SVG

The PDF files need to be converted to a format that can be imported into Cricut Design Space. This is done using a free online converter tool. I chose CloudConvert PDF-to-SVG though you could google “pdf to svg converter” and use any of those that pop-up in your search. I’ve had good luck with CloudConvert.