Listen to your yarn. Sometimes, you want to make something work, but the yarn just doesn’t want to cooperate. That is ok. Listen to the yarn & try something different.
Don’t be afraid to rip.
Play- sometimes the best creations come from just fooling around.
Try new techniques. Trying something new can cause you to think outside of the box, which can lead to a new design element.
Try new materials. Different fibers will speak to you differently. As will different needles.
Write it down. You really won’t remember it later.
Keep a notebook to put all your ideas in.
Use pencil when charting by hand.
Remember there are no rules, there are no knitting police.