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I love the inspiration for crafters available on the internet - that's why I decided to add something myself. I'm not a professional designer - I have a fulltime job that's completely unrelated to knitting or yarn. Knitting is a hobby and I love figuring out how to knit or crochet stuff - especially when it's a bit complicated. For me that's 90% of the fun. I also write down some of it (even though that IS hard work for me) - and these are the patterns that you can find here on my blog.

Please note, that I usually don't have test knitters or friends who proof-read the free patterns published here (and as mentioned before knitting doesn't pay my bills). This means that the patterns are published "as is" with some typos end/or other mistakes - even though I take great care when writing a pattern. If you find a typo or mistake, please let me know - either in the comments or by e-mail to knittingandsoon [at] yahoo [dot] com. I will do my best to correct them as fast as possible.

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Here are some answers to frequently asked questions and their answers.


Where to Obtain Patterns and how to Use Them

Q: Where can I get your knitting and crochet patterns?
A: There are different sources for paid and free patterns:
  1. My paid patterns can be obtained via Ravelry, via Loveknitting and (some) via Payhip.
  2. My free patterns are published on this blog - a list (ordered by theme) is available here.

Q: I have bought one of your paid patterns by accident. Can I exchange it?
A: No. It is a digital good - once you bought it, you have it (and could have made copies of it). To ask me to exchange it means asking me for a free pattern.

Q: What can I use your patterns for
A: That depends.

Errors and Translations

Q: I've found an error in pattern X, what can I do?
A: First of all, thank for reaching out! My free patterns usually aren't test-knitted or proof-read by another person, so there is a certain chance of mistakes - even though I try my best to avoid them. 
I am always glad to correct my mistakes, so please let me know (see my contact data above, I don't search people's Ravelry project notes for possible mistakes). I might not answer right away, but I will try to do so as soon as possible. I find that corrections are really, really helpful! So thank you in advance for telling me.

Q I want to provide a [language] translation for free pattern X? Is this alright with you?
A: Yes, absolutely, I love translations of my patterns - especially in languages that I don't understand. I will gladly link to them (on the blog and on Ravelry) or publish them on my blog - whichever you prefer. 

Q: Is there a translation for pattern X in [different language]?
A: If there is such a translation, it is usually directly linked from the blog page and the Ravelry page. A list of all translations of my patterns that I know of can be found here.

Q: And the same question specific for patterns in German: Warum gibt es Deine Anleitung X nicht auf Deutsch?
A: Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, jemals mit deutschen Anleitungen gearbeitet zu haben - weder als Kind als ich stricken gelernt habe, noch als Erwachsene als ich das Hobby wieder neu entdeckt habe. Daher ist es für mich wirklich anstrengend deutsche Anleitungen überhaupt nur zu lesen. Und die paar Male, an denen ich tatsächlich selber die deutsche Version geschrieben habe waren dann auch ziemlich schwierig (konzentrations-intensiv :) für mich. Anleitungen auf Deutsch zu schreiben macht mir einfach keinen Spaß.


Questions about Patterns

Q: I don't understand pattern X. Can you explain this more?
A: If I cannot understand where your actual problem lies, I cannot help you. So, if your question is put as sparse as above, then no. 
That said, if you have a specific question, please ask - and I will try to answer it (not always right away), but I will do my best and I am happy if your question prompts me to correct mistakes. But you need to give me something to work with, e,g,
  • let me know which specific pattern you're refering to; e.g. "your fingerless gloves pattern" is not enough,
  • let me know which specific part, row etc. you have a problem with, 
  • correct spelling and punctuation make your question easier to read, easier to understand your question - and therefore easier for me to actually figure out where your problem is,
  • and finally, please read the pattern before asking; I estimate that I can answer about one third of all questions with a verbatim quote from the pattern text (e.g. "What does [abbreviation A] mean?" when it is actually part of the pattern text).
Q: I have an urgent question about free pattern X. Why does it take so long to answer?
A: Well, two reasons actually: 
  1. The pattern is free - and that word ("free") tells you that I don't make much money of it. (I make a few cents per day from the adverts on my blog, but that definitely doesn't pay my bills.) So I have a job - and one that is completely unrelated to knitting. Therefore, I might at that moment not have the time to do it - or it may not be my first priority. I tend to answer the weekend following the question - if I know the answer ...
  2. There are currently more than150 free patterns on my blog - some of them recent, some written years ago. So I might just not know the answer and would have to sit down and think about it - in some cases I even would have to redo it myself, i.e. start to knit it to get the answer. And that might not be possible just then.
Q: My "urgent question" about free pattern X wasn't asnwered fast enough. Will sending another "it's really urgent" message make you answer faster?
A: No. In fact, quite the opposite. It will make me wonder whether it's worth answering at all. 
Or to put it differently, don't be like this person (user name is anonymized):

Q: Why don't you provide your sweater patterns in different sizes?
A: All my sweater patterns are free. I knitted them once - and in one size. So I write down the process that I used to arrive at the finished product, i.e. trying to explain my thoughts and ideas in a way that you (hopefully) can do something similar for yourself. For me the fun is in this process of figuring it out. Writing it down and calculating it for other sizes is just something that I don't like to do. Plus, it takes a lot of time and effort to calculate different sizes (and then to check it, have test knitters knit it etc.) - that's why designers who publish sweater patterns in different sizes usually charge money for it (and rightly so).

Q: Can you please design X with [specific design feature, in another yarn weight]?
A: No. If you ask this, you have in fact asked an unknown person on the internet to do a skilled job for free that probably takes a few days. Ask yourself how much you would charge for working a few days ... then contrast this with what you would be willing to pay for the pattern you just asked for.

Q: Can you please make a video for pattern X?
A: No. The answer is similar to the answer to question above - plus you're also expecting me to have the equipment, rooms (and the skills) to make a decent video. 

Q: I have a question about [pattern from another designer that is completely unrelated to anything on this blog] - can you help me?
A: No.


Miscellaneous

Q: Why did you write an FAQ with answers to hypothetical questions?
A: Well, they are not hypothetical. All questions here are variations (generalisations) of questions that I have received in real-life - via e-mail, blog comment or ravelry-message. 



And finally, here's my knitter's geek code :) - as explained in Knitty several years ago.

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