diff --git a/ollama/_client.py b/ollama/_client.py
index be3bd5c..7958adb 100644
--- a/ollama/_client.py
+++ b/ollama/_client.py
@@ -559,12 +559,12 @@ def _parse_modelfile(self, modelfile: str, base: Optional[Path] = None) -> str:
       path = Path(args.strip()).expanduser()
       path = path if path.is_absolute() else base / path
       if path.exists():
-        args = f'@{self._create_blob(path)}\n'
+        args = f'@{self.create_blob(path)}\n'
       print(command, args, end='', file=out)
 
     return out.getvalue()
 
-  def _create_blob(self, path: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
+  def create_blob(self, path: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
     sha256sum = sha256()
     with open(path, 'rb') as r:
       while True:
@@ -1061,12 +1061,12 @@ async def _parse_modelfile(self, modelfile: str, base: Optional[Path] = None) ->
       path = Path(args.strip()).expanduser()
       path = path if path.is_absolute() else base / path
       if path.exists():
-        args = f'@{await self._create_blob(path)}\n'
+        args = f'@{await self.create_blob(path)}\n'
       print(command, args, end='', file=out)
 
     return out.getvalue()
 
-  async def _create_blob(self, path: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
+  async def create_blob(self, path: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
     sha256sum = sha256()
     with open(path, 'rb') as r:
       while True:
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 7ef2aa8..8085cf7 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ def test_client_create_blob(httpserver: HTTPServer):
   client = Client(httpserver.url_for('/'))
 
   with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as blob:
-    response = client._create_blob(blob.name)
+    response = client.create_blob(blob.name)
     assert response == 'sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'
 
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ def test_client_create_blob_exists(httpserver: HTTPServer):
   client = Client(httpserver.url_for('/'))
 
   with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as blob:
-    response = client._create_blob(blob.name)
+    response = client.create_blob(blob.name)
     assert response == 'sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'
 
 
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ async def test_async_client_create_blob(httpserver: HTTPServer):
   client = AsyncClient(httpserver.url_for('/'))
 
   with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as blob:
-    response = await client._create_blob(blob.name)
+    response = await client.create_blob(blob.name)
     assert response == 'sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'
 
 
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ async def test_async_client_create_blob_exists(httpserver: HTTPServer):
   client = AsyncClient(httpserver.url_for('/'))
 
   with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as blob:
-    response = await client._create_blob(blob.name)
+    response = await client.create_blob(blob.name)
     assert response == 'sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'