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Can't wait to try this one.

You know, I am really annoyed by the recent practice of making certain patterns *only* available by internet download, and then for a limited amount of time. I frequently go through old issues of pattern mags and suddenly fall in love with something I totally overlooked when the issue first came out. I do subscribe to Interweave Knits; however, like most of us I have purchased one-off issues of magazines I don't subscribe to, just to get one particular pattern. And then to find out it's not really available in the magazine *really* frosts my cookies. Please reconsider this practice.

I agree with Lynda I to subscribe to interweave knits, and I didn't think

that I would have to get patterns off of the internet, that is why I droped other Magazine subscribtions.

I have to agree with both Lynda and Judy above.

I buy magazines for the patterns. That is thier intended purpose, no? To expect a consumer to spend thier  money on your product only to find out that it is not included in the magazine, seems, well.......... rude at best. I don't know who did your marketing research on this, but I find it hard to believe that anyone would be okay with buying a magazine and NOT getting the pattern IN the magazine.

I understand other subscribers' frustration, but the reality is that print publishers are all trying to figure out how to interact with the plethora of materials available online (including advertising dollars).  As you say I hope the Interweave people are studying the reaction, but . . . it may be that it actually helps them make money and makes other subscribers satisfied.  I rather like discovering I can add to my collection of Knitting patterns in pdfs.  Please note: I don't work for Interweave or any publisher, but am in a field where we face similar pressures and decisions without perfect knowledge.

I think where this is a challenge for me is that the pattern becomes either no longer availalbe or no longer free.  I have a number of IK patterns that i was interested in and now i realize that they are web-only (because they were only photographed for the issue) and now with the new KD site they are not free, even though they were free when i purchased my issue.  

This now makes me download all sorts of free patterns from the site in case i want them later.  I really didn't want to clutter up my hard drive that way.  I like knowing a web pattern is out there waiting for me and not feeling like if i don't get it now i won't be able to get it later.  Panic buying is not positive product reinforcement.

i wish we could have a window of time to get the web-only patterns from issues we own for free since many of us already feel like we paid for them the first time.

This is really a problem for me as I pay for the subscription, but may not be looking for a pattern that season. When I go back and am interested in making a sweater and find the instructions are no longer available or I have to pay, for what I already paid for, I feel cheated. There should be a way that subscribers can get the downloads free. It's not like you are printing them out and mailing them to us where I could understand the fee.

Has anyone tried waist shaping on this tank? I want to add some ease at the hips, but I'm nervous about shaping with the pattern because I'm nervous about how the side seams are going to look.

Any help would be appreciated!

I like the colors and will make it for my daughter.

Thanks!!!

I highly resent buying a magazine that displays, in full page layout, sweaters and other items only to find that the pattern for the displayed item is available by internet only - and for a limited time only!!  I paid money just to put my name on a mailing list??  It makes me feel cheated.  To display an item in the identical fashion as all the other products in the magazine  is to insinuate that that pattern is ALSO available in the magazine.  How very deliberately misleading.  What a come-on.  What about the folks who do not have internet access?  Kiss your money good-bye.

Thanks for your fantastic service! Being Dowunder I often don't qualify for subs to magazines that aren't sent outside USA & Canada. I love being able to download off the internet for patterns .... No more paper storage! I do this with a few websites and the variety far outweighs buying a book! (And no more advertisments!)

I'm also a subscriber (for many years) and expect access to all I pay for.  If you are offering "free" patterns to subscribers, please make it permanent access.  Thanks!

 I understand what people are saying about resenting that the pattern is not in the magazine and was surprised not to find it there myself.  The industry I work in also struggles with how to interact with the Internet and has not really made a successful link.  So good luck.

  One reason I like to download patterns is that when directions are complex I enlarge the font quite a lot, make each row a different color print and print it out on one sheet of paper.  Makes it much easier to use this way.

   I actually would expect that all the patterns in the magazine would be available online as well--and perhaps this dual approach is the best.  It may take a decade or so to move people to the Internet.

One thought would be a "code" of some sort in the magazine pattern description. That way you could plug in the code and download the pattern (along the lines of coupon codes on other sites). Only owners of the magazine would have the code- all others would have to pay. This would cover both subscribers and occasional purchasers.  Just a thought.

Actually, I am just very thankful to be able to download patterns of this quality at a glance.  Thank you for helping me to expand my world of knitting!

For me it is quite difficult to get american publications, as I live in germany and the americam military - with their shops - are slowly pulling out of the region where I live. I can also understand that american companies do not ship to europe as it is to expensive. So I am very grateful for the opportunity to get these great patterns on the internet. I have an external HDD to which I save all the patterns I like, this is not expensive and takes less space than having everything on paper (my husband hates my ever growing collection of magazines and patterns as this is slowly taking up more space than he likes). Still, I also do not like buying or subscribing to a magazine and then having to pay once more if I want to have a pattern from this magazine. So I think a code for downloading these patterns would be a great idea.

I like being able to download PDF versions of patterns. I  often carry my handwork with me and it is nice to know that I can print another copy of the pattern if I lose or leave it behind. I also find it helpful to mark what I have completed when working on complex patterns or when I am putting the work away for the night.  I appreciate you making patterns available to internet visitors.  I visit more often than I might otherwise, because I don't want to miss getting a free pattern I would like to make, and have to pay later. However, I have experienced the frustration of buying a magazine to get instructions for a project only to find out it must be purchased...sometimes it was only an excerpt from an expensive book.  I thought the suggestion of a code for magazine owners was a good one. I had a subscription to a cooking magazine that used this concept quite successfully.  Finally, the people you aren't hearing from here are those who do not have internet access...they do still exist for many reasons, including financial, and they are so easy to forget.

The Internet is the reason WHY I've ended all my subscriptions to magazines. If I need the magazine, I can always buy it. Most of the time, your web site gives me all the info I need. Keep up the wonderful work. Thanks!

Can't wait to make this for myself. It's so hot here in NC (85* at almost 10:20 p.m. on Wed.) Keep up the terriffic (sp.?) work. Thanks  MaryM