2026 saw a return to one of my favorite projects of the new year, Pattern January! Anika Starmer has organized this beloved daily prompt list, and according social media pages, many times over the years.
This project has seen the origination of many of my favorite patterns and illustrations, that are still used in my brand to this day
Scroll through to see the patterns I created from 2016-2019
It honestly felt like such a blessing and a delight this year to be able to freely work on a daily pattern (for the most part) and not having to fit it in around a draining work day. In the past, #PatternJanuary might drag out into the next month (or two) because of my day job. This year I felt so lucky to be able to devote time and publish each pattern by the end of the day. Some patterns might have been a rough draft, or will further evolve later, but I had something that was post worthy each day of the month.
Please check out each day’s pattern over on my instagram, but in the meantime, here are a few of my favorites from the month.
robayre
Hi, I'm Robyn and I was Hatched from a Kinder Surprise Egg. Graphic Designer by day, Maker of things by night. I have worked as a graphic artist professionally since I was 16 years old. Went on to get my Bachelors of Art from NIU. I like to share my Artwork online at flickr.com/photos/robayre and on my own personal website http://www.robayre.com. I also have an online shop http://www.robayre.etsy.com where you can find more of my "crafty" sorts of things, as well as a random piece of artwork here and there. Oh, and I'm also an occasional contributor to Artomat (artomat.org).
