Just How Much do You Like it?
13 May 2009 · 5 Comments
So, the Pedigreed socks are a bit of a challenge. They will be mirror images of each other and feature four different cable patterns and a wrap around rib. They’re fun to knit, but they are not an entirely simple undertaking. I actually rather like my socks to be challenging, but I’ve learned something. The socks that are tricky to knit are also, not surprisingly, tricky to write up.
The pattern for these would be by far my most complicated yet. It would need 8 charts, 6 of them full-page affairs. The written text would take several pages. The whole pattern would likely be about 12 pages long and represent rather a lot of effort on my part. The testing process would also be quite a bit more intense than usual.
Given all that, I’m not sure it’s worth it to sell the pattern for four or five dollars (the going rate for the other patterns I’ve written). I’m also not sure how much demand there would be if I priced it a bit higher, say six or seven dollars. So I’m taking a poll.
If you would, please let me know if you’d be willing to pay an extra dollar or two for a detailed, twelve-page, chart-laden, photo-heavy pattern for advanced intermediate socks. Feel free to tell me that six or seven dollars is just way too much to spend on socks as well. I’m trying to decide if I should write these up, and don’t have my heart set on it one way or the other.
5 Comments
ChristyH
May 13th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
How do I love thee, let me count the ways…
I would six or 6.50 would be okay. remeber once you have written it up, you don’t have to write it up again and perhaps I could knit it and splash it around for you. ;0)
Marie
May 14th, 2009 at 9:46 am
I certainly would be interested in purchasing the pattern and hope that you do make it available.
ruth
May 14th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Go for 5 or 6. Once you’ve written it up, the work is done, and you’ll get plenty of purchases.
Mary Kane
May 17th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Hi!
Love the pattern amd would be interested in purchasing it!
christine
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Other designers (eg. Cookie A) are charging 6-6.50, so it’s not out of the question at all. You can mention some of the ‘heavier’ factors in your writeup to explain why this pattern is more $, if you choose to keep your other ones at their current prices. Alternatively, you could price ALL of your socks at $5 or 5.50, which would still be reasonable and not need any additional explanations!
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