Looking for: Pink Paperdolls Afghan Pattern

[MyGirlFriday]

Looking for the cutest pattern~It is call Pink Paperdolls the designer is Susan Stetson~
I do have a photo of the afghan if someone needs to see it~It was published in a crochet magazine I believe~
Thanks in Advance for the help!
mgf~ :frog

[smyz64]

Post the picture if you have it. I have 3 orange crates full of pattern books.

[diamond]

I'm not sure if these are the same ones you are requesting, but there are 3 patterns on Ebay currently called "Paper Dolls Afghan" They are all the same pattern and the original pattern came from a Crochet World magazine from April 2005. Have a look at the auctions here: Paper Dolls Afghan Patterns (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&fstype=1&from=R10&satitle=Paper+dolls+afghan&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=33141&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=) Hope this is the one you are looking for. Sorry, I can't be of more help.

[buggaboosmommy]

I do believe I have that pattern...pm me if you are still interested.

Donna

[cherokeegranny]

Would anyone have this crochet pattern,Thank you so very much for your time and hopefully the pattern.:)

[diamond]

See this post (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20897) as this pattern has already been requested in the past week. I had found 3 auctions on Ebay for Paperdoll Afghan. It's also in the April 2005 issue of Crochet World.

[Lollie2639]

i think i have that somewhere also. in a crochet magazine. let me know.

[MyGirlFriday]

Ok~you asked so here it is~I hope someone knows where I can find this one! Isn't it cute???
mgf~ :frog:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/546577312/2314701030063444627seLUmp

[Empress Busy Bee]

Can't see the picture. I think you have to be a member to see them and I'm not. Sorry.

[Empress Busy Bee]

I see you fixed the link, I can see it now.
How cute is that!
I didn't think you wanted the one posted because I have that and it's not the same name nor by the same person.
I've been searching and I get nothing on this. I'm so sorry.
I hope someone has it for you.

[aussiecrocheter]

How cute is that. I would love the pattern if anyone has it. Thanks. :manyheart

[ellcrys11]

I have made that afghan for twin girls. I made one the the doll in pink and a white border. I made the other with a white doll and a pink border. It is fun to make.

[Empress Busy Bee]

Which one, the one MyGirlFriday posted?
If so, could you tell us what magazine, what month and year? :)

Also post a picture in show and tell of your afghans, I'd love to see them. :)

[aussiecrocheter]

YAY!!!! I managed to get the pattern, it is soooo cute!

[Empress Busy Bee]

So do you know what magazine it was in? :)

[EugeneClarence]

I second Empress Busy Bee's question. In what publication can this pattern be found?

EugeneClarence

[diamond]

:bump Bumping so someone can tell the rest of us which magazine this pattern was in!

[diamond]

For those (like me) who want to know where the pattern is, it's in a Leisure Arts book called "A Year of Afghans: Book 4". Made this discovery on another forum.

[EugeneClarence]

Thanks Diamond for the information.

EugeneClarence

[Empress Busy Bee]

I think the one in the LA book is "School Days Silhouettes" not the Pink Paperdolls.
I could be wrong though.

[Lanik]

OMG! I think that is the cutest thing ever... :manyheart I have a new cousin (4 months old girl) and I would love to make that for her. I would love to have the pattern. If somebody has it... please, let me know. Thanks!

[ellcrys11]

The pattern first appeared in County Crochet in 1990. The designer,Susan M Stetson, won first prize in the Passion For Pink contest for this pattern. The pattern is called PINK PAPER DOLLS.

[mikki]

has anyone been able to find this pattern . I'd really love to make it for my girls and my searches have come up empty for the magazine it was in or the pattern :bang

[soluna]

aww that is too cute, please if someone does know for shure where the pattern is available, post it here. thank you!!!

[Dorothy]

I have this Pattern But never made it
Maybe this year I have a new great grand child coming to early to know if it is a girl yet

[rsisland]

I have this Pattern But never made it
Maybe this year I have a new great grand child coming to early to know if it is a girl yet


Could you please let everyone know the book/magazine it is in? I think there are several people who would be VERY interested in that information :yes

[Empress Busy Bee]

ellcrys11 posted it a couple posts up, last year when this thread first came about:

The pattern first appeared in County Crochet in 1990. The designer,Susan M Stetson, won first prize in the Passion For Pink contest for this pattern. The pattern is called PINK PAPER DOLLS.

:)

[Dorothy]

:( I am sorry I do not know what book it came from I just have a copy of it A friend gave it to me :hug

[liz2u]

I also would like to find this pattern, but so far no luck even finding the book, ahhh

[Minivanmomma]

Me too that is the cutest blankie I've ever seen! I would love to make that for my daughter... I'll have to keep an eye out for the books listed, :)

[amhmsh]

I won an auction for a "lot" of crochet mags and the issue for this afgan was part of it.:ebay :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer

[rsisland]

I won an auction for a "lot" of crochet mags and the issue for this afgan was part of it.:ebay :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer


I love when that happens....can you post a pic of the cover of the mag when you get it please. It is very helpful for me to know what is on the cover when I go searching on ebay. I have bought the "wrong" magazine before....but then again...how can you ever go "wrong" when buying craft magazines :lol

[laurastar0962]

thats the cutest thing!!

[buggaboosmommy]

For some reason, I have been getting private messages about this afghan. I am unable to send anyone a "copy" of the pattern, as it is included in a magazine...not like a free pattern insert.

Donna

[AmyS]

Please DO NOT request another member make a copy of this pattern and send it to you. Making such a request is a violation of our forum guidelines (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27599) relating to copyright.

Members who receive such requests are encouraged to forward them to me so I can make sure the member who's making the request knows why this is is a violation of our guidelines. Don't worry, I promise I won't be mean to anybody if you forward their request to me! :) I'll just nicely explain our guidelines.

So far, we haven't had any people continue requesting copies of patterns after I've helped them understand our guidelines. If that ever does happen, however, that person would be at high risk of losing their Crochetville account.

[diamond]

can you post a pic of the cover of the mag when you get it please. It is very helpful for me to know what is on the cover when I go searching on ebay.

I second this request.

[amhmsh]

I will as long as it is okay to do so:think as long as i dont show the instructions will that be okay?

[diamond]

Showing the cover of the magazine doesn't infringe on copyright laws. Showing the actual pattern does. All we would like to see is the cover of the magazine. Thanx for doing this.

[amhmsh]

Alrighty then, once I receive the mag, I will post a picture!!:hook

[rsisland]

Alrighty then, once I receive the mag, I will post a picture!!:hook


Thanks!!!

[mikki]

I'm having problems making this would anyone that has the pattern mind helping me out lol. im on the second roll 2 not sure if i can post a couple of rounds to give you an idea without going against the rules. if you have this pattern and you could private message me id appreciate it (im not asking for the pattern i have the original)

[diamond]

:cheer I'm so excited! I finally got a copy of this pattern. I've posted in other forums and even 'WANT IT NOW' on Ebay. Nothing was happening. So today, out of desperation, I added the comment "Will trade my Cathedral Window Afghan magazine for Pink Paper Dolls. Fully intake magazine with many great patterns." (In essence that's what I said). Some person took pity on my I guess and is sending me the actual pattern. I confirmed it was the solid pink pattern with the little girl with pig tails that appeared to be cut-out. She sent me a picture of what she has and sure enough, it's Pink Paper Dolls! I'm so excited. I was actually almost done with re-creating a pattern just from the one picture I have. My re-creation looks pretty good, too. Now to compare my notes to the actual pattern.

Good question: if my pattern is nothing like the original (which I'm sure it's not even close) could I post the pattern for everyone else? How would that be legally? Would I be violating copyright laws just because I created a pattern from a picture? What about the Fendi bag or any of the other name brand bags that others are re-creating? Anyone got a clue?

P.S. The lady sending me Pink Paper Dolls doesn't want my Cathedral Windows Afghan magazine. For the $60 I had spent on it, I didn't really want to part with it but I really wanted Pink Paper Dolls and had already made 1 Cathedral Window Afghan.

[diamond]

Please do not email me nor PM me to email you a copy of this pattern. First, I am still awaiting the pattern to come via snail mail. Second, it is against the law to share a pattern that is still copyright protected. Third, and most importantly, I have been a long time member of Crochetville (see the number of my posts) and do not wish to be thrown out due to copyright issues. It is against Crochetville's rules & regulations for any member to email copyright protected patterns to other members. I will not and cannot do this. My post above was to share my excitement over finally finding this most coveted pattern which I've been searching daily for quite a while now.

I hate having to say no but I must. In emails or PMs I receive concerning this matter will be deleted without being opened.

If you are interested in the pattern I have come up with, that is another thing, but at this point, that pattern isn't ready to share and I am still searching out the questions as to the copyright and legality of my pattern. Plus, it's simply not typed up yet, only notes and scratches although the final sample is done. I will be taking a picture tomorrow and hopefully posting it for you all to see. But keep in mind, this is not a sample of the original pattern but my version of what the picture seems to be.

[AmyS]

Cheryl, thanks so much for posting your stance on this publicly! You are completely right about Crochetville's guidelines on this issue: it's a forum guideline violation for someone to send out copies of a copyrighted pattern and it's also a forum guideline violation for someone to request that another member do that.

Just in case anyone has already PM'd/emailed Cheryl or is thinking about doing so, she would be well within her rights to forward those requests on to me. (In fact, we encourage members to forward this type of request to us, for the protection and benefit of the Crochetville community as a whole.) And since everyone has now been warned that this is NOT an okay thing to do, I'd have to assume you were deliberately violating our guidelines about copyright. Nothing good ever comes from a member deliberately violating our guidelines. :(

(I do know some new members don't realize this is a violation. Whenever there is the slightest chance that someone may have violated a guideline innocently, I always err on the side of assuming that's what happened, and gently educate them about our guidelines.)

[AmyS]

I was actually almost done with re-creating a pattern just from the one picture I have. My re-creation looks pretty good, too. Now to compare my notes to the actual pattern.

Good question: if my pattern is nothing like the original (which I'm sure it's not even close) could I post the pattern for everyone else? How would that be legally? Would I be violating copyright laws just because I created a pattern from a picture? What about the Fendi bag or any of the other name brand bags that others are re-creating? Anyone got a clue?

The Fendi knock-off bags and others that people are recreating are a different situation, since people are not copying them from a written pattern that is available for purchase by the general public.

Now, since you created your own pattern from a picture of an item that you knew was made from an existing copyrighted pattern, then yes, there are copyright issues involved there, to the best of my knowledge.

At this point, we couldn't allow the pattern to be posted here or any links to be posted to it if it were hosted off-site. I would suggest trying to contact the copyright holder of the original pattern and ask if they believe your "inspired by" to infringe upon their rights. If they don't have a problem with it, and you can forward that written permission to us, then we can let the pattern be posted here. If they do have a problem with it, then you'd need to go a step further if you wanted to pursue posting the pattern. At that point, you could retain an intellectual property attorney who specializes in fiber/textile arts and patterns, and get their opinion as to whether your pattern is actually infringing. (Some copyright holders may try to claim more rights under copyright law than their pattern actually qualifies to be afforded.) If the attorney was willing to provide us with a written statement as to why they don't feel the pattern is infringing, we could allow it to be posted.

Of course, I'm not an attorney, so please don't take this as actual legal advice, because it's just my opinion.

[diamond]

Now, since you created your own pattern from a picture of an item that you knew was made from an existing copyrighted pattern, then yes, there are copyright issues involved there, to the best of my knowledge.

That's what I was thinking, too. Although I don't have the original pattern in my hand yet and I did re-create my pattern from a photo...there is still the issue of copyright. I'll have to look further into this. Thanx for the suggestions.

[mikki]

I saw this today on :ebay. in case anyone was still looking.

[diamond]

I saw this today on :ebay. in case anyone was still looking.

I saw this, too. What's really interesting about the auction is Jean Leinhauser is the seller. For those that don't know, Jean is designer/publisher of many crochet books. She's a designer of patterns as well. Check some of your crochet books at home and 98% chance, Jean is the author of at least one of them. I know I have several of her books. Plus, she bought my Loopi pattern a while back and published it. I had to give her the copyright. I find it interesting that she's the seller because of who she is. She's NOT selling the pattern but selling a Pink Paper Doll square, the pattern is free with the purchase of the square. BTW, she's selling the square for $9.99 (Buy It Now) plus $2 shipping.
You get one crocheted 6"x8" Crocheted Paper Doll Cut-Out granny square AND you get the pattern for making the motif. Quoted from the Ebay auction page. Pink Paper Doll Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150091550724&rd=1&rd=1)

While I'm happy to see the pattern resurfacing, for those that have wanted it and haven't found it yet, at the same time I'm a bit puzzled that Jean is the one selling it. She's not the author of the pattern and as far as I know, wasn't/isn't associated with McCalls or Country Crochet. Maybe she got permission to 'share' the pattern. But seems to me it's against copyright laws which Jean must be well aware of. What do you think?

Yes, she's giving the pattern away with the purchase of the square, but that's just apples & oranges. Isn't it? And making a nice profit on the side. Could it be a different Jean Leinhauser?

[Twinnish]

It's very possible that this seller is using her name, although to what end, who knows. On the other hand, many of the items that she has bought are crochet items, so it could very well be her. Neither scenario would surprise me.

Something else that wouldn't surprise me is that she might read the seeking patterns forum here and sell stuff on eBay accordingly! Kind of interesting how that auction turned up after so many inquiries on C'Ville.... She seems like a crafty (in more than one sense) business person!

[rsisland]

for anyone still looking...here is a pic of the cover of the magazine. Notice that this particular afghan isn't even part of the cover. It is definitely worth purchasing (to me at least) cuz there are alot of good patterns inside, especially a cute cow afghan.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rsisland/th_countrycrochet.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rsisland/countrycrochet.jpg) (clickable)

[Empress Busy Bee]

Just because she's a designer doesn't mean she doesn't collect other patterns, like the rest of us. Maybe she started it and decided she didn't like it as much, didn't have time to do it, or the intended passed away. It's impossible to know why people do things.

It's also possible that someone is using her name, like mentioned.