diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index be4ab51..7687115 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement).render(
               <Route path="/pattern-editor">
                 <Route index element={<PatternNavigator />} />
                 <Route path="new" element={<CreatePattern />} />
-                <Route path=":pattern" element={<PatternEditor />} />
+                <Route path="edit" element={<PatternEditor />} />
               </Route>
               <Route path="/settings" element={<Settings />} />
             </Route>
diff --git a/src/pages/CreatePattern.module.css b/src/pages/CreatePattern.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3efe96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/CreatePattern.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+@layer pages {
+  .create_form {
+    border-radius: calc(var(--border-radius) * 2);
+    background-color: var(--color-surface-container);
+  }
+  .form_row {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
+    .pattern_name_input {
+      min-width: 30em;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/CreatePattern.tsx b/src/pages/CreatePattern.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..649f428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/CreatePattern.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+import cx from 'clsx';
+import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { FC, useActionState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { NotificationType, ToastDuration, useNotification } from '../components/Notifications';
+import { CurrentPatternAtom, Pattern } from '../context/Patterns';
+import styles from './CreatePattern.module.css';
+
+const CreatePattern: FC = () => {
+  const { showToast } = useNotification();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const loadPattern = useSetAtom(CurrentPatternAtom);
+
+  const [errState, handleFormSubmit] = useActionState(async (state, formData) => {
+    const patternName = formData.get('pattern_name') as string | null;
+
+    if (patternName === null || patternName.length === 0) {
+      showToast(
+        NotificationType.ERROR,
+        'Please enter a pattern name.',
+        'material-symbols-light:error-outline',
+        ToastDuration.MEDIUM,
+      );
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const newPattern = new Pattern();
+    newPattern.name = patternName;
+
+    try {
+      await invoke('save_pattern', { pattern: newPattern });
+      const reloadedPattern = await invoke('get_pattern', { patternId: newPattern.id });
+      if (!reloadedPattern) {
+        showToast(
+          NotificationType.ERROR,
+          'Failed to reload the created pattern. Please try again.',
+          'material-symbols-light:error-outline',
+          ToastDuration.MEDIUM,
+        );
+        loadPattern(null);
+        navigate('/library');
+        return true;
+      }
+      loadPattern(reloadedPattern);
+      navigate('./edit');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[save pattern]', e);
+      loadPattern(null);
+      showToast(
+        NotificationType.ERROR,
+        'Failed to create pattern. Please try again.',
+        'material-symbols-light:error-outline',
+        ToastDuration.MEDIUM,
+      );
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }, false);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cx('workspace', 'vertical', styles.create_form)}>
+      <div className="center">
+        <form action={handleFormSubmit} className={styles.form_row}>
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            name="pattern_name"
+            placeholder="pattern name"
+            className={cx(styles.pattern_name_input, errState && 'error')}
+          />
+          <button type="submit" className="filled">
+            Create New Pattern
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default CreatePattern;
diff --git a/src/pages/PatternNavigator.tsx b/src/pages/PatternNavigator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f203d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/PatternNavigator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
+import { FC } from 'react';
+import { Navigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { CurrentPatternAtom } from '../context/Patterns';
+
+const PatternNavigator: FC = () => {
+  const currentPattern = useAtomValue(CurrentPatternAtom);
+
+  return currentPattern === null ? <Navigate to="new" /> : <Navigate to="edit" />;
+};
+
+export default PatternNavigator;