\documentclass{knittingpattern}

% Commands
% \intro{Text}{pic}
% \note{borderColour}{backgroundColour}{Title}{Text}
% \diagram{diag}
% \begin{pattern}{colour1}{colour2} Col & (st) \end{pattern}
% \important{borderColour}{backgroundColour}{Text}
% \biog{pic}{Text}
% \cpyrght{Name}

% template.tex, version 1
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  % This work consists of the files knittingpattern.cls, template.tex, template.pdf, introduction.tex and introduction.pdf

\definecolor{colour0}{HTML}{000000}
\definecolor{colour1}{HTML}{6699FF}
\definecolor{colour2}{HTML}{CC99FF}
\definecolor{colour3}{HTML}{99CCFF}
\definecolor{colour4}{HTML}{9966FF}
\definecolor{colour5}{HTML}{CCFFCC}

\begin{document}

\title{Title}
\author{Author}
\date{\today}
\maketitle

\cpyrght{\copyright 2010 Hugh Griffiths}

\intro{
Introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction.
Introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction.
Introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction
introduction introduction introduction introduction introduction.
}{lion.png}

\note{colour0}{colour2}{Materials}{
Wool wool wool wool wool wool.
}

\diagram{lion.png}

\note{colour0}{colour4}{Abbreviations}{K P Kfb etc.}

\section*{Section 1}

\intro{
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}{lion.png}

\begin{pattern}{colour2}{colour4}
Cast on & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
\quad\vdots & \quad\vdots\\
\end{pattern}

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\section*{Section 2}

\intro{
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}{lion.png}

\begin{pattern}{colour2}{colour4}
Cast on & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
Instructions & (st)\\
\quad\vdots & \quad\vdots\\
\end{pattern}

\important{colour0}{colour5}{
Making up, making up, making up, making up, making up, making up,
making up, making up, making up, making up, making up, making up,
making up, making up, making up, making up, making up, making up,
making up, making up, making up, making up, making up, making up,
making up, making up, making up, making up, making up, making up.
}

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\biog[.4]{lion.png}{Biographical information.  Talk about self, talk about
self, talk about self, talk about self, talk about self, talk about
self.}

\end{document}