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Friday Fill-in #113

February 27th, 2009 by monnibo | Alongs, Knitting, Pattern, Personal

  1. I’m tired, I’m indecisive, I am having second thoughts.
  2. Why do I have to wake up and not just sleep in.
  3. How does this Twitter thing work, anyway? (Or more importantly, what’s the point of it!?)
  4. Every morning, I put my phone in my pocket. 
  5. I consider myself lucky because I have parents who will/can support me.
  6. One day we’ll see THE WORLD. (Yes, I have a Bucket List!)
  7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to doing absolutely nothing, tomorrow my plans include class  in the morning(ugh!), but it’s Adobe InDesign(yay!) and Sunday, I want to enjoy a cuppa tea at the inaugural T.E.A. meetup!

Last night was the final class of “The Publishing Landscape: Who, What, Where, When“. Our instructor, Mary Schendlinger of Geist Magazine (a local literary magazine), was extremely knowledgable, talented, friendly, humour, and honest. For our final project we had to come up with an imaginary Publishing Project (something in print) and predict all forseeable expenses and revenue. I did a Knitting Booklet, with 8 patterns and 20 pages, retail $12 and PDF $9.

In the project I printing 100 copies and made them available at LYS’s (Local Yarn Stores) as well as for mail-order off my website Monnibo Designs. However, during my “market research” on Ravelry (forum topics here and here), I discovered that many people wouldn’t buy a booklet with 8 patterns if they only wanted one. A few people suggested that I offer the patterns individually for $2-$3 each. While it wasn’t plausible to include this in my project, I think that this might be the way for me to go IRL (in real life).

Any input from blog-visitors who are also knitters would be helpful! If I offered a booklet of 8 patterns for $9, but also individual patterns for say, $3 each… would you purchase them? Or are you more likely to go for free patterns / well-known designers first?

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12 responses about “Friday Fill-in #113”

  1. Janet said:
    February 27th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks for playing, enjoy your weekend :-)

  2. Aunt Kathy said:
    February 27th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Well I tend to look at free patterns first, $$ is tight for me. BUT I WILL buy a pattern if I LOVE it, and if I LOVED more then one in the booklet but not all I would consider it because really for only $3 more dollars I am getting 6 more patterns, that’s a deal, right?

  3. Shelly said:
    February 27th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    I go for free patterns first, because I’m cheap. However, I have paid for a few patterns in the past year, but it has to be something special. If I were to buy a booklet, then I’d only do so if I liked more than one. To me, if I only like one project, then the book for me is $9 for a pattern I wanted and a waste on the rest. For example, out of 01 designs in One-Skein Wonders, I would actually knit 2 or 3. NO WAY I’d pay retail for the book, so I’ve borrowed it from the library while I make my one project. If that wasn’t a possibility, I’d do a close enough freebie.

    Wow. I hope that made sense into my head on how I decide if I’m going to pay. If I like the pattern enough, I will pay the money, but it has to be a rare jewel. Then I’d prefer just that pattern. It’s no deal to me when I’m so flippin picky.

    good luck and CONGRATS on your new publication!

  4. Renna said:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Hi, I clicked here from Aunt Kathy’s link. :-)

    I used to only get the freebie patterns on the net, but then I discovered recently that some designers do sell individual pattern pdf downloads. I’ve bought two in the last couple of weeks (which is a lot for someone on my tight budget!). I love purchasing pdf downloads. When I see a pattern I want to make, I want to start it right then. Nothing impatient about me! ;-Þ

    Also, I rarely see more than one or two patterns I really want to knit when I look at knitting books or booklets. I’d definitely prefer to buy individual patterns. That said, I do have some knitting books, as well.

  5. Jessi said:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    Hrm. Well, free patterns are always good, but when it comes to choosing between a booklet and a single pattern, I almost always go for the single pattern. :-)

    As for the Twitter thing, I like it for the news feeds I’ve subscribed to and just reading the general chatter from my friends.

  6. Penny said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 12:03 am

    As I wrote on Aunt Kathy’s blog comment section I will buy a pattern if it is something I like and unfortunatly for my wallet I do it too frequently. I am NOT predjudiced on patterns being FREE or NOT. If I like it I like it. BUT I do go in spurts. Also, I will purchase a pattern for a swap partner.
    Penny

  7. Chelle said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 3:44 am

    It’s late but I finally got my arse into gear and I have pictures of the awesome package you sent me! You gotta see the super cute pictures of Maylee and Mini-Maylee.

  8. Zaneta said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Hi! I followed a link on Aunt Kathy’s website to your blog! :) I am a relatively new knitter/crocheter… I taught myself in December… So far I just stick with the free stuff! Plus, I’m a college student so I don’t really have a whole lot of extra money to spend on patterns when i can get some for FREE!! :D lol… although, on Ravelry I queue patterns that i really like that cost money, hoping that one day i can purchase them and make them! lol ;)

  9. AnitaO. said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 6:59 am

    I probably would not pay for a whole booklet unless I could browse the patterns first. And I think individual patterns is a better way to go.
    As for buying patterns…there are so many GOOD patterns for free, that I will do those first. I only buy a pattern if I can’t find something similar to what I am looking for. Or it’s irresistible: unique design, technique, or just plain cute!

  10. Karen said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 7:03 am

    I go for the freebies. If it’s a pattern I REALLY want to try, then I’ll purchase it!

  11. Grace said:
    February 28th, 2009 at 10:12 am

    While I do collect a lot of free patterns if a book only had one pattern I wanted to knit and I wanted to knit it that badly or someone I know would love it I would buy it!!!

  12. Chan said:
    March 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am

    I use patterns I like, period. Price only matters if it’s outrageous, which the prices you’re suggesting are certainly not.

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