tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post6235361798336059643..comments2023-07-14T04:39:09.504-05:00Comments on Sasha's Blue Carpet: Ceres Giveaway!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-14719148244135272822011-01-02T13:38:43.776-06:002011-01-02T13:38:43.776-06:00As a new knitter I often see patterns that I would...As a new knitter I often see patterns that I would love to knit. I often search free patterns first as my experience level doesn't often equate to what is listed in the pattern descriptions. I have learned most of my knitting skills from youtube as it is. I have bought a few patterns only to be disappointed in the directions, as in not being clear enough for a newbie like myself. Even with email question availability, it still makes me leary to pay for a pattern only to find that I have to frog it because I just can't seem to make it work. =(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-83412770513832547922010-02-07T07:14:15.811-06:002010-02-07T07:14:15.811-06:00I definitely love a free pattern - who doesn't...I definitely love a free pattern - who doesn't! But I've paid for some as well. Usually things like sweaters, but if I will make the pattern more than once, I will usually pay for it as well.kelly johttp://knitfrogrepeat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-83325583860318047672010-02-06T15:48:10.377-06:002010-02-06T15:48:10.377-06:00I always look for free patterns first. I start wit...I always look for free patterns first. I start with an idea. Right now I'm lookig for a sock pattern on magic loop to go with new green sock yarn. If I can't find any free then I start looking at the ones for money.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292657927238559121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-23935896103004050422010-02-06T10:18:45.008-06:002010-02-06T10:18:45.008-06:00As a single parent, I pretty much only do free. I...As a single parent, I pretty much only do free. If I get a gift card for a book store, I may buy a pattern book if I see one that I really like or there are no other books that I really want. Two times have I been tempted to buy a pattern on Ravelry lately. One is for a koala hat, because I love koala's and I only found a paid for pattern. The other was again for something I wanted but there was only paid for patterns listed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-61252303638432261472010-02-06T10:13:26.077-06:002010-02-06T10:13:26.077-06:00If I'm going to pay for a pattern, it has to b...If I'm going to pay for a pattern, it has to be special. Unique details (like Ceres), interesting colorwork (like Ceres), and I just WANT it.<br /><br />tinylittlemama on Ravelrysandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037837213410875652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-91746326450664911512010-02-06T08:07:40.143-06:002010-02-06T08:07:40.143-06:00I have yet to purchase a pattern online, and I onl...I have yet to purchase a pattern online, and I only have a couple of knitting pattern books. I borrow and/or use free patterns almost exclusively.<br /><br />That said, I am going to buy my first pattern online for my Ravelympics Project. I'm buying it because I liked the way the designer wrote up the free pattern I used of hers, and I really like the look of the finished object she has in the pictures for the pattern. It's also $4, which I think is affordable, especially if I am not buying patterns all that often.<br /><br />Preservationgal (Ravelry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-15564492684212668452010-02-05T22:01:20.320-06:002010-02-05T22:01:20.320-06:00I do use a lot of free patterns, I do buy quite a ...I do use a lot of free patterns, I do buy quite a lot as well. I will buy a pattern if it teaches me something new and there isn't a lot of info for it, if it's unique or complicated (I figure that patterns for sale will have been test knitted), and sometimes, just to support an independent designer who's work or blog I really enjoy.<br /><br />rubyknits on RavelryRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-60415181157318542312010-02-04T21:19:18.215-06:002010-02-04T21:19:18.215-06:00Up to 5$ for a nice pattern that I know I will get...Up to 5$ for a nice pattern that I know I will get a lot of use out of. <br />Up to 8$ but it needs to be distinctive and unusual to grab my attention and convince me to pay that amount for one pattern.<br /><br />MariAngel (Ravelry)MarieAngehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910017312039268145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-25776384650495829372010-02-04T16:21:23.784-06:002010-02-04T16:21:23.784-06:00I have only bought ONE pattern; Koolhaas, and only...I have only bought ONE pattern; Koolhaas, and only because I could not find the issue it was printed in my LYS. Sooo, I guess you could say I'm a total penny-pincher/scrooge :PSarah Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590888433056582600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-31047759986094812052010-02-04T02:26:51.823-06:002010-02-04T02:26:51.823-06:00For me to buy a pattern it not only needs to be un...For me to buy a pattern it not only needs to be unique and adorable, but it needs to be something that I can knit confidently. I often look at Rav comments frm other folks who knit a pattern. For example the French Press Slippers was a pattern to buy because of the uniqueness of the style, and the many Ravelers that stated it was simple and quick and lovely. <br /><br />I'm naughtyknots on RavTaleahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567957387940086118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-55317686341662006432010-02-03T23:52:06.469-06:002010-02-03T23:52:06.469-06:00Well shoot; I'm willing to buy any pattern I c...Well shoot; I'm willing to buy any pattern I couldn't figure out on my own. Which is alot...so pathetic! Great blog! I'll be back :)Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916201509888449074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-81850219663159876452010-02-02T20:23:45.087-06:002010-02-02T20:23:45.087-06:00I tend to knit once a year (right before Christmas...I tend to knit once a year (right before Christmas, to be specific). I would be much much more likely to use a free pattern. If I were going to buy it, it would have to be not-too-complicated (since I knit so rarely, my skills aren't what they should be given that I learned how to knit 10 years ago), but not stupidly easy either. Plus, it would have to be amazingly adorable.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548810685690419213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-40189251812721656092010-02-02T14:19:59.830-06:002010-02-02T14:19:59.830-06:00Well I'm a wanna be knitter sooo, if it was su...Well I'm a wanna be knitter sooo, if it was super easy and beautiful I would be willing to pay for it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-13511008716563525542010-02-02T13:00:34.943-06:002010-02-02T13:00:34.943-06:00I do subscribe to Interweave...I'm willing to ...I do subscribe to Interweave...I'm willing to pay for that because it provides a fun surprise in my mailbox w/a variety of patterns to ogle, and there's usually 1 or 2 I like enough to knit. However last week was the 1st time I ever paid for individual patterns from Ravelry and Twist, which I did because designers were donating proceeds to help Haiti.<br />Shannon (AndaraKnits on Ravelry)<br />P.S.--I'm glad you brought this up, as I just released my first free pattern on Ravelry, and hope to sell others in the future.<br />P.P.S.--- I followed the FlyLady program awhile back too. It is kind of goofy, but it did lead to overall organization in my household which helps me stay sane and have more time for things like knitting!Shannonhttp://www.affiknitty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-44145453994194693232010-02-02T11:31:46.113-06:002010-02-02T11:31:46.113-06:00I am a new knitter, but a rather adventurous one. ...I am a new knitter, but a rather adventurous one. I have mostly stuck to free patters so far. That is mostly due to a huge queue of projects and very little time. The few I have purchased i have made were mostly for the Haiti relief donations. Right now, I've set the cap for $5 for a pattern I can't live without, but will spend $2 or $3 without much thought.<br /><br />One day I hope to make my own designs and am enjoying learning from other designers.Kelly B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12765719929373010830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-12771463300997831522010-02-02T09:50:58.123-06:002010-02-02T09:50:58.123-06:00Okay, I admit it... I design patterns, I sell patt...Okay, I admit it... I design patterns, I sell patterns, but I don't buy them. I used to buy patterns in books and magazines (before downloadable were available), and it was how I learned a lot of what I know. But money is tight, and I always modify the free patterns I get anyway, so there ya go.<br /><br />As for my own designs, I try to keep the prices so low that an interested knitter or crocheter would think it was worth the $2-$3 just to not have to figure out how to make it. But am I one of those folks? Well, no.<br /><br />(Since I'm your mom, don't pick me for a free pattern... love it, though!)Amanda Steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11852217172174255190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-74616875627198181792010-02-02T09:34:48.512-06:002010-02-02T09:34:48.512-06:00When the pattern yells "oh oh, pick me, pick ...When the pattern yells "oh oh, pick me, pick me!". Now I have to decide if the asking price is within that weeks budget, and ff it's a pattern I'm likely to get a lot of use from then I don't mind paying a little more. I've paid as much as $10 for a pattern because it was a work of art I.M.H.O., but I do love a freeby also. So as per my personality, I'm all over the place on that.<br />Manitoba2ctAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-32777551312563378222010-02-01T23:26:44.134-06:002010-02-01T23:26:44.134-06:00For me, it's not the money but the amount that...For me, it's not the money but the amount that makes the difference. Every pattern that's ever been offered is worth payment, what with the time and effort expended by the designer to create a item of use and beautiful, but I find that some of the prices can be a little steep. As the mother of five, it can be very disheartening to see just the right pattern for that one particular child and find I cannot afford to make it because of its high price.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621428027009815767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-29815116415403019692010-02-01T20:58:22.787-06:002010-02-01T20:58:22.787-06:00It's all about the desire to make it. The same...It's all about the desire to make it. The same thing that draws me to free patterns, really. I'm just more likely to grab a free pattern and put it away for later; I don't tend to buy something until I'm absolutely sure I'm ready to make it.Ivyhttp://www.quirkyknitgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-32725577323465864072010-02-01T20:52:08.247-06:002010-02-01T20:52:08.247-06:00As a newbie designer (selling patterns) I'm al...As a newbie designer (selling patterns) I'm also interested in people's feedback on this topic. <br /><br />I don't buy patterns too often myself, for one main reason: I don't have time to knit anything else w/ all the designing I'm doing.<br /><br />I also, right now, don't have a lot of spare cash, and if I do buy a pattern, it's when I'm ready to knit it.<br /><br />I also have a ton of things I already want to knit (and have wanted to knit for a long time) to get to.<br /><br />Having said that, if a pattern is cute beyond words (in my opinion) I can be tempted to purchase & cast on immediately. I did that with the Polar Chullo. (Of course, I've note finished it yet, but....)<br /><br />I also recently bought & have cast on for the Galileo mitts (hubby is an astronomy buff & really loved them)(alas, not finished yet either though). Could I've come up w/ the charts myself from pics? yeah, I could've, but I certainly didn't begrudge the designer's time & effort. It was worth it to support a fellow designer & have everything all worked out.<br /><br />I bought the Zur Lederhos'n kit from Yarnissima a few months ago....love her patterns. Very intricate.<br /><br />So: cute & intricate, for someone else & intricate, or just intricate.StephCathttp://www.sunsetcat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-81324594489433791912010-02-01T20:30:18.795-06:002010-02-01T20:30:18.795-06:00$3 - $7 is an appropriate price for a pattern. Ad...$3 - $7 is an appropriate price for a pattern. Additionally, it depends on the format of the pattern itself - I won't buy patterns that get shipped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-78842058417724043442010-02-01T19:09:00.968-06:002010-02-01T19:09:00.968-06:00The details are what make me want to buy a pattern...The details are what make me want to buy a pattern. The pattern must be well thought out overall, but there also needs to be a high attention to the little details.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713934979175709738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-1765564797919286372010-02-01T17:42:07.933-06:002010-02-01T17:42:07.933-06:00If I know a designer is good (e.g., ysolda, with h...If I know a designer is good (e.g., ysolda, with her creative approach to things) and the pattern looks like fun, is something I want to wear or give, and is different in some way, I'm happy to part with a little cash. also, if there are a number of comments from other knitters on rav about the pattern (good ones, obviously!), I'm even happier to part with my cash! I love the Ceres hat, real cute.Lorihttp://www.timethrums.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-1866247949232813932010-02-01T16:14:40.921-06:002010-02-01T16:14:40.921-06:00I'll pay for a knitting pattern if I really li...I'll pay for a knitting pattern if I really like the style, fit or something particular about a certain project. I've bought some for mostly between 5 and 7.50 and they are ones I don't want to be without!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240447749087759331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216375201638830660.post-8029512939107651342010-02-01T16:12:18.786-06:002010-02-01T16:12:18.786-06:00to purchase an individual pattern, it has to be so...to purchase an individual pattern, it has to be something that really catches my eye & makes me say "Oooh! I MUST make that!"rmshefflerhttp://rmsheffler.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com