new crochet world

[mythunderbird]

i received my crochet world a couple days ago and i found it awesome, there are some cool afghan patterns, and a really cute cape for a child, which could easily be adapted to a adults. i really love crochet world as it is so adaptable, its not just clothing, its a variety. check it out, you will enjoy it:D

[nightowl]

Presumably it's not the one I just bought on Friday, then. . . that had some weird kind of blue bird-like thing on the front cover

 

Some American magazines are beginning to be available here at a couple of online traders, but only Crochet World and Crochet Monthly can be bought in shops (and then only big ones). I force myself to take the car out for a decently long run once a week (horror story I won't bore you with now ) so I took myself off on a 20-mile trip to a good newsagent and got Crochet World.

 

I'm sorry, but I wasn't impressed. At all. I found it terribly old-fashioned, and I don't mean because it wasn't full of pouty models in the latest wearables. It was the whole presentation, the way it was edited and the twee, condescending wording of the comments. . .

 

I'd like to have seen a lot more space devoted to readers' tips and Questions, and some of the patterns were just strange. A table runner in worsted weight yarn? An afghan with green eyelash trimming they thought it was cute to pretend was grass? An "Easter Angel" that looked like someone had thrown together 5 colours of yarn, ribbon, beads and silk flowers and hot-glued them where they fell? The blue birdy object? There wasn't a single thing in it I'd want to make. I won't be buying it again.

[JoAnn]

I liked the patterns in the new issue also. I must be just an old fashion mama! As far as wierd patterns--What is one person's wierd, is another person's Wow!

[mythunderbird]

yea some of them are odd, i like most of the patterns but i agree some are not so great.. give it a try again some time, its not always like this.

[Empress Busy Bee]

There wasn't a single thing in it I'd want to make. I won't be buying it again.

That's why I don't subscribe. I'd rather go into the store and flip through the issues, buy what ones I like at least a couple things in it and leave the other issues for someone else.

[happytee40]

WELL I SIGNED UP FOR THE MAGAZINE IN MARCH BUT MY FIRST ISSUE HAS NOT ARRIVED YET. ALSO SIGNED UP FOR CROCHET FANTASY. I HOPE ONE OF THE MAKES IT HERE SOON. THERESA

[JoAnn]

I wish I didn't have to subscribe, but there is not one store or bookstore around here that have ANY crochet magazines! I used to get a bunch from ebay but got a ton of duplicates.

[Empress Busy Bee]

I've posted it many times, you can buy single issues of most magazines online from Books a Million.

 

http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3458815713772&type=mag&find=crochet

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

I got it for the calico cat pattern The star potholders are cute too I think they'd be cute in a variegated springy cotton.

[JoAnn]

I've posted it many times, you can buy single issues of most magazines online from Books a Million.

 

http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3458815713772&type=mag&find=crochet

 

This may be true, but you still can't look at the patterns to see if you want to buy it. Thanks for the link tho'

[Empress Busy Bee]

No but it's better than subscribing and getting a bunch of magazines you don't want.

You can go to most magazine websites and see previews of things.

[moonspinners]

I do what Empress Busy Bee does....go to the store and flip through it to see if anything catches my interest. Most of the time there's nothing of interest and that's why I don't subscribe to the magazine.

[Tampa Doll]

I just got my copy and I enjoyed looking through the magazine. Right now I see now plans for anything in the book, but who knows what the future will bring.

I especially found the Military afghan and the States afghan facinating.

[irikel]

Well I subscribed because I rarely can track one down here....but ,there wasnt much to go nuts about in this issue ...and I recieved mine yesterday and half the things are for easter....

That's why I don't subscribe. I'd rather go into the store and flip through the issues, buy what ones I like at least a couple things in it and leave the other issues for someone else.

[tlisley]

I'm actually making the bird they featured on the cover for my mom for Mother's day. She's a bird watcher and has a beautiful bird garden in her back yard. I thought it was a cute idea for her...

[seabreeze]

I made that weird blue bird for my niece for Easter. She loves it even though the eyes turned out more weird than the picture.

[MLLORF]

I too subscribed to this magazine because you just cannot find it in my area. However I was really disappointed in it. I think this month, the last in my subscription, was the only one that had more than one pattern in it. I guess I am going to watch and as soon as I see one of you mention receiving yours I will run down to Meijer's and browse through it.

[knit-errant]

I got it for the calico cat pattern The star potholders are cute too I think they'd be cute in a variegated springy cotton.

 

I also picked it up for the cat pattern. My 9 year old is obsessed with anything related to cats! As soon as she saw that, there was no way to not get the magazine.

 

I think the red, white, and blue halter top looks alright too, though I think if I were to make it I'd do it in one solid color.

[Empress Busy Bee]

I think the red, white, and blue halter top looks alright too, though I think if I were to make it I'd do it in one solid color.

That's what I'd do, too. I can't stand red, white, and blue stuff.

[nightowl]

I made that weird blue bird for my niece for Easter. She loves it even though the eyes turned out more weird than the picture.

 

:rofl seabreeze!

 

At least I'm not the only one who thought it was weird! I'm glad your niece loves him, though.

[ashbirdlady]

Presumably it's not the one I just bought on Friday, then. . . that had some weird kind of blue bird-like thing on the front cover

What magazine had the blue bird on the cover?

Ilove birds...

Christa

[Empress Busy Bee]

Last month's issue.

You can see it here on the left if you scroll down slightly:

 

http://www.crochet-world.com/

 

 

Side note, has anyone else noticed they've taken down all their free patterns but this months?

Maybe it's going to be get them while you can from now on.

[Sabra]

I just got my copy and I enjoyed looking through the magazine. Right now I see now plans for anything in the book, but who knows what the future will bring.

 

I especially found the Military afghan and the States afghan facinating.

 

That military afghan might just get me to make an afghan. I liked the idea of the States afghan, but I'm so picky, when I saw how lumpy and deformed their Texas looked... It's very tempting to make a graph afghan with a big ol' Texas in it, though.