Monthly Archives: November 2011

Dear Knitting Designers,

Sometimes, after a pattern has been released to the public,
you discover a little mistake, true?
Then, responsible pattern designer that you are,
you release an updated version, with corrections.

I get an email alerting me to the new version, and download it.
So far, so good, right?

A few months later, I sort out my work room and discover
two apparently identical patterns for, let’s call the pattern
“Spring in Kansas” because Ravelry has no such pattern,
so no one should take it personally.

I examine the two versions, which have the same copyright date,
the same file name, the same number of pages, etc.
In desparation I send a dumb email to the designer asking for
clues to identify the newer version – maybe it’s the one with
a K3 in the 24th line of the pattern repeat on page 15?

So, por favor, if it wouldn’t mess up your system,
I’d really appreciate it if the newer version had a catchy name

maybe “Spring in Kansas Updated”.
Pretty please?

I have logged all my knitting books onto Library Thing where I’m signed in as “Angel Baby” if you’d like to link up or whatever.
My present count of written materials about knitting includes:

One hundred eighty five (185!) books
The entire run of the British magizine, The Knitter from the first issue.
Four or five years of Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knitting, Wild Fibers, Verena, KnitScene, and Knitter’s Magazine.
Ten looseleaf binders of patterns stored in plastic sheets and organized by type.
Several magizine holder file things full of one-off pattern collections.
Knitting books I inherited from my mother.

I know, crazy, right? Anyway, I was thinking it might be nice to review some of the books, since I’m in such a good position to compare and contrast, what with having, just for one example, about fifteen books on knitting socks, which is probably what helped me knit the one pair of socks I’ve actually finished.

Whatcha think?