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Designers and makers that lose all copy rights as soon as they send in the patterns, should be aware that they can do better spiral binding a lot of their designs and selling that book on Amazon.I will not be buying the 2010 calendar. These publishers know a good deal when they can fool yarn lovers.If I could give negative stars for these calendars, I would.Basically they are selling something to you, that you can get free. Since the majority of these patterns can be found online for free, and many of the patterns are spread over many days, you end up with about 30 patterns that could be called something worth paying for.Can't a company be sued for claiming they have a pattern a day, when clearly the weekends are shared and other patterns are shared also.I am bitterly disappointed the the 'pattern of the day' calendar publishers, and that runs across the board, the crochet ones, the knit ones, and the bead ones.I think I will find 365 patterns online, that hold my interest and save them in Word, and make my own for no more cost than the electricity to run the computer.Please do not waste your money buying this, and even more pleases, do not offend a loved on by giving this as a gift.I am wondering why the yarn companies are allowing this company to use their patterns, a private designer/maker gives up all rights to the patterns they send in. And they get no payment for the patterns.
I look forward to seeing what is new each day and try not to peak ahead. (Some patterns occupy multiple pages) I have used several of the patterns and have saved many more for future projects. I will be ordering next year and the year after that and the year after that. The knitting calendar on my desk is the most fun I can have while still working. There is a new pattern every day or 2 or 3.
There are more than enough for a beginning knitter like me and there are many more advanced patterns too. I enjoyed flipping through the year and seeing all the patterns available.
I liked the patterns that came from the average everyday knitter--they were cute and things that I would like to make. This year's calendar is not nearly as good as last years. A lot of the patterns are from large pattern companies(from free patterns off their sites) rather than from individuals. I have the 2008 calendar and really enjoyed it. There are some nice patterns, but overall, I was disappointed. So, I was looking forward to the 2009 calendar. Lots of cute patterns. If I had been able to look through it before purchasing it, I wouldn't have.
I've been known to change to the next day and go to the store if I don't already have what I need to complete it. The new patterns everyday give insipiration and add to imagination. I love not knowing what's coming until the next day.
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