Comments on: Results of yesterday’s tutorial… http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/ For the discerning knitter. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rosie http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4915 Rosie Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:36:32 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4915 Like most of the respondents I too am sorry that you had to go through this. But in an effort to look on the bright side (my goal for the year) -- that person was so in love with your pattern that she (I'm assuming it's a woman) was frustrated she couldn't achieve what should be a beautiful garment from a beautiful pattern. It all boils down to the love of your design! I hope she can return to the pattern when her frustration subsides and that it will click. I know I've been there with plenty of patterns, sometimes it just takes a bit of distancing. I think you handled it great Stefanie. Like most of the respondents I too am sorry that you had to go through this. But in an effort to look on the bright side (my goal for the year) — that person was so in love with your pattern that she (I’m assuming it’s a woman) was frustrated she couldn’t achieve what should be a beautiful garment from a beautiful pattern. It all boils down to the love of your design!
I hope she can return to the pattern when her frustration subsides and that it will click. I know I’ve been there with plenty of patterns, sometimes it just takes a bit of distancing. I think you handled it great Stefanie.

]]> By: domiknitrix http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4913 domiknitrix Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:11:59 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4913 This knitter is really outta line for attacking you like this in her request for help. I bet if she'd taken it to SnB, or had another look at it for like 2 minutes, they would've caught her mistake, which is an obvious failure to do [the thing in brackets] four times. What I don't get is how someone expects you to be helpful when they are rude like that! Knitting: a minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Ten years is only long enough for a knitter to begin to *think* they know what they are doing. This knitter is really outta line for attacking you like this in her request for help. I bet if she’d taken it to SnB, or had another look at it for like 2 minutes, they would’ve caught her mistake, which is an obvious failure to do [the thing in brackets] four times. What I don’t get is how someone expects you to be helpful when they are rude like that!

Knitting: a minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Ten years is only long enough for a knitter to begin to *think* they know what they are doing.

]]> By: domiknitrix http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4910 domiknitrix Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:58:58 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4910 Stef, you have done a dynamite job of documenting the steps on this collar, totally above and beyond! But I think that your frustrated knitter is just lost at the brackets. She's asking "do what 4 times" when to an experienced knitter it's whats [inside the brackets] that should be done 4 times. You do great work, keep your chin up sister! Stef, you have done a dynamite job of documenting the steps on this collar, totally above and beyond! But I think that your frustrated knitter is just lost at the brackets. She’s asking “do what 4 times” when to an experienced knitter it’s whats [inside the brackets] that should be done 4 times. You do great work, keep your chin up sister!

]]> By: choochooknits http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4909 choochooknits Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:14:43 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4909 Stefanie - you are BY FAR one of the few designers that pays SO much attention to the details of your patterns and you are so on the ball about making sure the corrections are accessible to anyone and everyone. Bah humbug on anyone who says differently! I don't think some people realize (or appreciate) how much time and effort you take out of your busy schedule to help them when other folks would not even bother to respond! I for one... Agree (1,000,000) with Earthchick! Stefanie – you are BY FAR one of the few designers that pays SO much attention to the details of your patterns and you are so on the ball about making sure the corrections are accessible to anyone and everyone. Bah humbug on anyone who says differently! I don’t think some people realize (or appreciate) how much time and effort you take out of your busy schedule to help them when other folks would not even bother to respond!

I for one…
Agree (1,000,000) with Earthchick!

]]> By: CatieP http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4894 CatieP Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:37:44 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4894 I think what you are doing is great - and the tutorial was as clear as it could be without the pattern in front of me. I look forward to more tutorials in the future. I think what you are doing is great – and the tutorial was as clear as it could be without the pattern in front of me. I look forward to more tutorials in the future.

]]> By: embrown http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4893 embrown Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:20:30 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4893 God, some people are so obnoxious. You went beyond the call of duty with the tutorial. I don't envy the pattern support people expect of you. I think that has to be the biggest PITA of designing because there will always be people who need Extreme Hand Holding. Hang in there! God, some people are so obnoxious. You went beyond the call of duty with the tutorial. I don’t envy the pattern support people expect of you. I think that has to be the biggest PITA of designing because there will always be people who need Extreme Hand Holding. Hang in there!

]]> By: MaryModern http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4873 MaryModern Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:45:38 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4873 I agree—you went above and beyond for this reader, and it makes me sad that she was too frustrated to stop and acknowledge that. You rock!!! I agree—you went above and beyond for this reader, and it makes me sad that she was too frustrated to stop and acknowledge that. You rock!!!

]]> By: dawnshen http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4872 dawnshen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:59:14 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4872 The tutorial looked great to me. It is a shame she thinks you need to admit a problem when she obviously can't admit she is having a mental block with this. I guarantee if she picked this same project up again in the future, it would all suddenly be clear. She should focus on what she wants it to look like rather than trying to blindly follow instructions. Ten years of knitting experience should have taught her that. The tutorial looked great to me. It is a shame she thinks you need to admit a problem when she obviously can’t admit she is having a mental block with this. I guarantee if she picked this same project up again in the future, it would all suddenly be clear. She should focus on what she wants it to look like rather than trying to blindly follow instructions. Ten years of knitting experience should have taught her that.

]]> By: Stefanie http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4871 Stefanie Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:04:48 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4871 Thank you both for your comments, it's awesome to know that the tutorial doesn't suck after all that!! :) Thank you both for your comments, it’s awesome to know that the tutorial doesn’t suck after all that!! :)

]]> By: DivineM http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4870 DivineM Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2009/02/28/interactions/#comment-4870 I agree with Earthchick. For a designer to go to the lengths you did is so beyond what most would. They made perfect sense to me. Your time is valuable and I appreciate you making this tutorial. I agree with Earthchick. For a designer to go to the lengths you did is so beyond what most would. They made perfect sense to me. Your time is valuable and I appreciate you making this tutorial.

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