what the hell? i just want to ask .. why is it lately .. it seems every one wants something for nothing.. ? for fucks sake.. if you want it that bad go buy it..
i am sure most of my readers know what I am talking about and if you dont.. for those of you that arent into crafts read no further.. but
the requests for free patterns lately is KILLING ME!!! or if you do design something .. people want you to take the time to write down you ideas and give them all away for free.. well i hate to tell you .. if i took the time to write out what i am doing i am NOT giving it away .. maybe something small here or there that took me 10 minutes to write.. i DID give out my mobius pattern but .. you know my dog sweater.. is NOT gonna be free
all i can say .. is if its something you want to make bad enough .. spring for the fucking three dollars(or whatever ) the pattern cost..is that too much to ask.. some one took the time and the effort to put something out there that you obviously cant do.. so help them out .. pay for that idea.. and while i am on this tangent.. spring for a QUALITY yarn to make it ...
I am sure this next statement is going to no go over so well and i really couldnt give a rats ass at the moment.. but all you crocheters out there .. that want to know why knitters look at the majority of us as cheap.. THIS IS THE VERY REASON.. RED HEART SUPER SAVER AND FREE PATTERNS
think about it ..
you want to change the way crochet is viewed.. do something about it.. buy your patterns and use nice yarn.. and quit making a cozy for toilet paper !!
i am sure most of my readers know what I am talking about and if you dont.. for those of you that arent into crafts read no further.. but
the requests for free patterns lately is KILLING ME!!! or if you do design something .. people want you to take the time to write down you ideas and give them all away for free.. well i hate to tell you .. if i took the time to write out what i am doing i am NOT giving it away .. maybe something small here or there that took me 10 minutes to write.. i DID give out my mobius pattern but .. you know my dog sweater.. is NOT gonna be free
all i can say .. is if its something you want to make bad enough .. spring for the fucking three dollars(or whatever ) the pattern cost..is that too much to ask.. some one took the time and the effort to put something out there that you obviously cant do.. so help them out .. pay for that idea.. and while i am on this tangent.. spring for a QUALITY yarn to make it ...
I am sure this next statement is going to no go over so well and i really couldnt give a rats ass at the moment.. but all you crocheters out there .. that want to know why knitters look at the majority of us as cheap.. THIS IS THE VERY REASON.. RED HEART SUPER SAVER AND FREE PATTERNS
think about it ..
you want to change the way crochet is viewed.. do something about it.. buy your patterns and use nice yarn.. and quit making a cozy for toilet paper !!
18 Comments:
At 4:17 PM,
Unknown said…
Oh you so know I agree with every word!
At 4:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
I totally hear you!
though frankly I see just as much "can you copy that pattern/write that pattern up/etc for me?" in the knit world too (though there does seem to be less RHSS).
At 5:04 PM,
David said…
That reminds me , could you give me your dog sweater pattern I want to get Kari to make me a Superman Cape. While you are at it could you die some of your wool red for it too. Ah heck could you just make me one.
At 5:10 PM,
StarKnits said…
ROTFLMBO i'm cracking up here. I totally agree with you!
there's a time and place for red (kids art crafts for one) heart supersaver and it's not going near my body or my families. it too scratchy.
though i did get started with the stuff. and i do thank it for that but once i found better yarn i dropped it like an old boyfriend.
anyways go you selling your patterns why shouldn't you? you made it up and wrote it out and made it pretty!
At 7:01 PM,
Deneen said…
What did I miss?
I agree with you completely. I just blogged yesterday that because of you, I was going to sell my next pattern on Crochet Pattern Round Up because you told me-if you do all the damn work, get paid for it.
I don't mind some freebies, but you are right. I get so much mail and questions about the tote bag and baby blanket, I mean on the daily basis and I don't mind, but some of the questions are, well stupid ass. It's a lot of work being the "awesome designer" I am (LOL)
At 7:50 PM,
none said…
Writing a pattern takes so much time (atleast for me...) (especially if it is a garment.) This last summer I really had to contemplate should I offer them for free or sell them. I finally decided because of how time consuming it all was (writing it all down, writing up multiple sizes, testing the sizes, putting the pattern up in adobe and then getting good pictures)I was going to sell those.
I have decided to possibly send one of my patterns into crochetme, just because. I am really amazed at people who can write up a pattern over night and then offer it for free. It is impressive, but I totally get why people sell patterns.
LOL about supersaver...
At 8:08 PM,
Karen said…
I hear ya, Sistah! I'm trying to give all my RH away. I bought it when I didn't know better. HEHE
At 8:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
Gulp ( gotta go put a steak over my black eye for this one
lea
At 11:06 PM,
hi, i'm natalie said…
Amen, sistah!!
At 11:27 PM,
Amy said…
Ummm, yeah... Notice I'm not any where near the crocheting community any more... You've just about summed up my reasons why.
But, it still makes for an interesting rant from my favorite bitch. Rock on, Darth Tater.
At 12:39 AM,
Anonymous said…
Yeah...totally agree! Love the new b;pg look btw. I've been totally remiss checking in!
At 2:29 AM,
Marvie said…
It's funny, my hubby and I were just discussing this recently. I was thinking ut loud about whether or not I wanted to put the sweater I am working on up for free or for sale and he adamantly said I should sell it. He's watched me struggle with the pattern writing deal, he sees how much effort goes into the designing, and he says no way should something that in depth be a free pattern. He said the same thing, that sure if it's something you whip out and takes no time to write up, offer it as a free pattern.
As to yarn... I don't use much SS and never for clothing, but I honestly can't afford to make a large item in high end yarns. I use the softest, nicest that I can afford though. Another reason I can't afford high end yarns is simply that I tend to go through projects so quickly. If I bought expensive yarn for everything, I'd only be able to make one project a month, or even every few months depending on cost. Someday, maybe I can afford that ;) but for now, I have to economize lol. There are plenty of affordable yarns that aren't yucky to touch, so for now that's what I use. I could become a "yarn snob" if I could afford it though, that's for sure!
At 11:29 AM,
Burfica said…
lmfaoooooooo at toilet paper cozy. made me hork.
Like that commercial of the lady crocheting the little covers for the air freshners. hehehehee
At 10:23 AM,
Rebecca said…
you are singing my song! i ordered some yarn the other day and hubby says to me "did you used to spend this much $ on yarn?" LOL you want it to be NICE, don't you!?!
At 8:53 PM,
EmberRose said…
Hi!
1) LOVE the background.
2) Everyone wants something for free; blame America.
I don't crochet but I knit and I love it. And I love buying nice yarn. But I learned on RHSS. Cause it starts as crap so you don't feel bad turning it to crap by knitting too tight or splitting it with your needles...fun fun. But I have a bunch of the crap now and I'm making washcloths out of it to sell. Can you say exfoliation?
At 1:47 PM,
Unknown said…
you ain't never lied!!! I can't tell you how many times I have thought the exact same things!
At 10:28 PM,
Sarah said…
I hear ya on this one. It's easy to get a bad rap (as crocheters have in some respects as you describe). Luckily, it only takes a few to start a movement of change, and it looks like there are quite a few willing to take the stand you have already taken.
At 1:49 PM,
Anonymous said…
Not really crochet related, but I get emails asking me if I can share my applejack hat pattern. I always kindly say " If you really want to make one, buy one of my hats and deconstruct it".
I actually gave a vague tutorial for it on Crafstser, but it seems people can't really figure it out unless it is exact measurements and what not.
Oh well.
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