Quick Survey: 2013 Crochet Pattern Spending Habits

[Amy]

The National Needlearts Association recently conducted a survey on the crochet pattern spending habits of crochet enthusiasts. They generally reach yarn store customers with their surveys, and not so much craft store customers.

Our membership and site visitors tend to represent a much broader range across both yarn store and craft store customers.

 

We'd like to collect some data from our site members and visitors and Facebook page fans.

Would you consider taking a few minutes to answer this completely anonymous survey?

We'll let you know the results as soon as we've collected enough data for the results to be meaningful.

Thank you so much!

Feel free to discuss the topic here, too, if you wish!

 

 

Answer the Survey

[ReniC]

Hi Amy: Does this include pattern books or refer to only individual patterns?

[magiccrochetfan]

I have the same question as Reni.  It seems like the survey is asking about only single patterns.  

[Jsilvers]

Since I do not buy individual patterns, I had to divide the number of patterns in the magazines and books I bought into the total I spent on those publications.  That's why the most and least expensive patterns had the same price.

[magiccrochetfan]

Just saw on the facebook page that Amy wants to know about purchases in any form, single patterns, magazines etc.

 

I think i bought fewer last yr than in previous yrs. and i don't think of the magazines i buy as just collections of patterns, there are articles too and i like looking at the yarn ads !

[Amy]

Books count as patterns, too. Go ahead and include the cost of a book as your highest price paid.

 

This is meant to be a quick, informal survey, not a super-scientific one.

 

[FrLopLady]

well you only got single patterns from me lol.  

[magiccrochetfan]

I answered based on price of magazines and books, as i don't think i bought any single patterns in 2013. I didn't buy very many books/mags either. Got a couple as gifts. Checked out a lot of library books too. Downloaded a lot of free patterns.

[ReniC]

Thank you for clearing that up Amy.

[LI Roe]

I have only bought one individual pattern and that was a few years ago. I am constantly buying books and leaflets (I did answer the questionnaire though), so far my collection is over 400 (and that is a reserved guess).

 

LI Roe

[DesertCrocheter]

Like FrLopLady, I only answered re: individual patterns that I purchased, and not my IC subscription. Oh well, at least it gives an idea of how many pattern downloads are going on, and they can get subscription info from Interweave.