"Waterlilies" Crochet-along

[BluesForCP]

Would anyone like to do the Waterlilies afghan with me?

It is in the same Annie's Attic publication as the Cathedral Window CAL (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9081). It is very pretty, and seems much easier.

I am using Lion's Brand Wool-ease. One sale at Jo-ann's for $2.29 a skein.

The leaflet is out of print, but there are rumors that they may re-publish.

[purplekitty]

Hi Blues, I wouldn't mind joining you in this, but I have to first get a copy of the pattern. I'm looking for a good afghan pattern to start.

FYI for everyone, I contacted my sales rep for Annie's Attic and she told me that they aren't aware of any plans to reprint this leaflet, but gave me an email addy of someone that could give me info on permission to copy. Don't know if copies would mean a royalty payment to them or not, but as soon as I hear anything back, I'll let you know.

[Julie B in WA]

*GASP* I love this pattern- actually, the cathedral window and the granny's garden one are also on my most loved list. I'd love to get my mitts on this book, but no way can I spend forty bucks on it. If copies become available, I'm on it!

Then again, I have three -count'em three- 'ghans going right now, and hubby agreed to keep me in yarn as long as I am finishing projects. I can have no more than three going at once, and I have a baby round ripple to do for a March baby, so that will be the next one up. Sigh. It sure seemed like a reasonable agreement to make at the time! How was a newbie to know that it is so hard to not start evey beautiful project that comes along?

All of this to say- IF I get a pattern, I'd love to start this probably some time in the spring! :yay

[Lisaizme]

Hi Blues, I wouldn't mind joining you in this, but I have to first get a copy of the pattern. I'm looking for a good afghan pattern to start.

FYI for everyone, I contacted my sales rep for Annie's Attic and she told me that they aren't aware of any plans to reprint this leaflet, but gave me an email addy of someone that could give me info on permission to copy. Don't know if copies would mean a royalty payment to them or not, but as soon as I hear anything back, I'll let you know.

I got permission from Gail (the lady who wrote to Annie's and got a reply) to post this email.

received on 11-21-05 from Annie's Attic rep. Marj Morgan

Good morning Gail,

Thank you for your inquiry to Pattern Services. We appreciate your interest in the pattern in Award-Winning Afghans #878301.

We are working on getting the patterns in the pattern book redone and printed in an updated pattern collection for future sales. We expect it will take us a year or more to get the publications ready.


Sincerely,
Marj Morgan
Pattern Services

I know Gail was inquiring about the Rose Cathedral Window pattern, so it's not clear if the Waterlillies will also be republished. But I'm betting that it will, because it is a pretty pattern.

To be sure it is republished, those who are interested should write to Annies or DRG publishing and ask about it.:)

[purplekitty]

Lisa, that's the name of the contact at DRG that my sales rep had me email. Excellent! Hopefully I'll be able to get an update on it sometime next week.

[Twinnish]

I can't do this CAL right now, but I wanted to say that if you can get ahold of Annie's Pattern Club magazine #49, published in 1988, it has the Waterlilies pattern in it. There's a couple of auctions on eBay right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7001719615&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/Annies-Pattern-Club-1988-See-items-listed-below_W0QQitemZ8252219007QQcategoryZ75576QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

If you search for "Annie's Attic Pattern club" you will have more luck than if you include the number 49 in it. Probably because the search engine only searches the title descriptions, I'm guessing. There are also some lots for sale with no description. You could send a message to the seller asking if #49 is in the lot.

Hope this was helpful.

[purplekitty]

Thanks Twinnish!

Okay, I bought the large lot, so my pattern is on the way. Count me in for the CAL.

If anyone else wants to join, I did an expanded search for the pattern club mags and you have to weed through them, but there are several auctions and buy it nows with Number 49 in it.

http://search-desc.ebay.com/annies-pattern-club-49_W0QQamp;sspagenameZhQ3ahQ3aadvsearchQ3aUSQQcatr efZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfposZ13126QQfromZR6QQ frppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQft rvZ1QQftsZ2QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyop ZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsasl opZ1QQsofocusZbs

[threeolivemartini]

i hate to tell you


its not the same pattern as the one in the book with the cathedral rose in it

[Twinnish]

Oh No! Are you sure? Why would a company put out two afghan patterns with the same name?

I'm so sorry if I caused anyone to buy the wrong pattern. :(

I feel so stupid now.

[threeolivemartini]

it happens ALL the time look up cathedral window and see how many versions of it you get ..

[Lisaizme]

it happens ALL the time look up cathedral window and see how many versions of it you get ..


so true. but I've only found ONE "Rose Cathedral Window" :D

[threeolivemartini]

does the water lilies afghan happen to have a longer name and we arent using it ?

[purplekitty]

Oh No! Are you sure? Why would a company put out two afghan patterns with the same name?

I'm so sorry if I caused anyone to buy the wrong pattern. :(

I feel so stupid now.

Don't worry. When I get it, I'll send a pic to someone with the leaflet and we can compare. I'm sure there are lots of great patterns in that lot and it was only 5 bucks. It is weird for the same company to issue a different pattern with the same name, but I've seen it happen before. Actually, I've seen Leisure Arts issue an entirely new leaflet with the same name as a previous one, but with different patterns. :think Talk about confusing!

[Empress Busy Bee]

Butting in here for a sec. I wanted to see what this looked like but can't find a picture either.
However I found the leaflet. It is NOT for sale but I thought those of you who were trying to do this would want to see what it looked like. It is not the one on eBay as Elizabeth stated. Go here and look about half way down the page for leaflet #878301:

http://www.tamemymind.com/artscrafts/pages/patternbooks-crochet-afghans-a-k.php

The picture is small so I still don't know what it looks like. LOL
But at least you all know which one to look for now.

I was thinking the name difference might be just as simple as a break in the word(s). The one you want is Waterlillies. The eBay one is Water Lillies. Not sure and it's silly I know but it's my thought. :lol

[schcrochet]

Too bad no one has a picture of the waterlillies afghan. We might be able to find it in another book was my thought.

[threeolivemartini]

that is the only book its in..

[BluesForCP]

Too bad no one has a picture of the waterlillies afghan. We might be able to find it in another book was my thought.

I have the pattern, and plan on scanning it to post the photo at work this week.

Patterns may not be scanned with the photos posted here at Crochetville.

[schcrochet]

I have the pattern, and plan on scanning it to post the photo at work this week.


SUPER, will help to know what it looks like in the hunt.

See above post

[dws1119]

Ladies, I found these 2 on ebay. 1 is already up to $21!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ANNIES-AWARD-WINNING-AFGHANS_W0QQitemZ8253137357QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Annies-Attic-Award-Winning-Afghans_W0QQitemZ8253802253QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[mudpie]

I scanned a picture of the waterlilies afghan from my booklet, but I am a total idiot as to how to post it. I just now created a yahoo account because I was told I could put together a scrapbook of photos there, but I can't even find out where to do that. Any hints?

Photos from patterns may not be scanned and shown on Crochetville.

[Lisaizme]

I scanned a picture of the waterlilies afghan from my booklet, but I am a total idiot as to how to post it. I just now created a yahoo account because I was told I could put together a scrapbook of photos there, but I can't even find out where to do that. Any hints?



Try photobucket instead of yahoo for sharing the pics. Once you get them uploaded to photobucket, there's an image link under the picture and all you have to do is copy and paste that link into the Crochetville reply area and the picture will show up.

Photobucket will also help you resize your pic (crochetville has limits on size you can post). It's free up until a certain amount of storeage. I haven't reached the limit yet and I've used them for a year now.

I have yahoo accounts for email and groups, but have never used their photo options.

[mudpie]

edited to remove photos. re: rules violation

[Lisaizme]

edited to remove post re: rules violation

Great pics.

To turn them, on the photobucket page, click EDIT, then on the page that opens, go down to the Rotate Picture section and choose 180. Then click the Rotate button.

To make the pictures show up in the post, use the IMG tag under the picture. But when you do that, you have to make sure that the pics are the size that crochetville supports, no larger than 480 x 360 pixels. The links that you used are good for larger pics.

I think I want to take just the flower parts and make a scarf. (yet another WIM, oh dear).

[purplekitty]

Ladies, I found these 2 on ebay. 1 is already up to $21!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ANNIES-AWARD-WINNING-AFGHANS_W0QQitemZ8253137357QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Annies-Attic-Award-Winning-Afghans_W0QQitemZ8253802253QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Yeah, I saw those. I'm patiently watching them. :wink

[purplekitty]

Great pics.
Definitely great pics. Very pretty.

[schcrochet]

Mudpie, thanks for posting pics. Cool afghan. Very nice even upside down :hook

[mudpie]

I apologize. I had no idea that just posting a photo of the afghan would be a violation of rules. I thought sharing a pattern was wrong, but not a picture.

[threeolivemartini]

the picture has a copyright as well as the pattern

[schcrochet]

I apologize. I had no idea that just posting a photo of the afghan would be a violation of rules. I thought sharing a pattern was wrong, but not a picture.

Doesn't posting a picture encourage people to buy it, if in fact it were inprint? I'm confused to but am glad I got to see the picture in case I ever come across the pattern.

[purplekitty]

Doesn't posting a picture encourage people to buy it, if in fact it were inprint? I'm confused to but am glad I got to see the picture in case I ever come across the pattern.
Legally there is a question about whether or not the picture would fall under "fair use", but a quick relook at the rules for Crochetville show that they have decided to not allow photos. (I am not interested in a "fair use" debate - the mods have already made it clear in other threads that the rules are the rules and I respect that.) So, I also apology for encouraging the posting of the pic.

I'm going to try to get my hands on this leaflet because I do want to make the waterlilies afghan (wouldn't mind trying the other either - they are both so beautiful!). I have permission to scan and publish images of Annie's Attic items because I am one of their resellers, so if I can get the leaflet, I'll scan the images within the leaflet and post them at my store domain. Then everyone can see what it looks like and we won't have broken forum rules or violated copyright.

[schcrochet]

Cool Debi, so much to learn and read and remember. Yarn in the living room is calling out to me, so that will keep me out of trouble on the net for awhile. I too encouraged the picturer not knowing. Sorry folks.:eek



Legally there is a question about whether or not the picture would fall under "fair use", but a quick relook at the rules for Crochetville show that they have decided to not allow photos. (I am not interested in a "fair use" debate - the mods have already made it clear in other threads that the rules are the rules and I respect that.) So, I also apology for encouraging the posting of the pic.

I'm going to try to get my hands on this leaflet because I do want to make the waterlilies afghan (wouldn't mind trying the other either - they are both so beautiful!). I have permission to scan and publish images of Annie's Attic items because I am one of their resellers, so if I can get the leaflet, I'll scan the images within the leaflet and post them at my store domain. Then everyone can see what it looks like and we won't have broken forum rules or violated copyright.

[BluesForCP]

Oy.

It seems to me that it is completely RIDICULOUS that Annie's Attic isn't moving on this sooner.

If one copy is going for $40 on Ebay, you would think they could sell a ton of these things at a reasonable cost.

Bah.

It looks like I'll be making this on my own...

[purplekitty]

Oy.

It seems to me that it is completely RIDICULOUS that Annie's Attic isn't moving on this sooner.

If one copy is going for $40 on Ebay, you would think they could sell a ton of these things at a reasonable cost.

Bah.

It looks like I'll be making this on my own...
I haven't heard back from them yet either. :think

[dws1119]

I emailed 1 of the sellers on ebay she sent me a pic of the waterlily afghan it is gorgeous

I also emailed Annie's Attic and informed them of the prices that this particular book is going for on ebay. It stated on their site it takes 3 weeks or more to get a reply.

With the resurgance of this lost art form, many of the old patterns would be most welcomed. I'm lucky my grandmother gave me a host of old workbaskets. They go from 1970-1992. I have every month and the special holiday books too.

Oh well I'll just keep a look out on ebay for this book.

[dws1119]

I ended up putting in the bid for 1 of the books on ebay. I really want this book. The seller sent me pics of all the ghams yesterday. They are all too pretty to pass up.

[Lisaizme]

Oy.

It seems to me that it is completely RIDICULOUS that Annie's Attic isn't moving on this sooner.

If one copy is going for $40 on Ebay, you would think they could sell a ton of these things at a reasonable cost.

Bah.

It looks like I'll be making this on my own...

Annie's is under DRG publishing. If you go to DRG's webpage, among other information, you find this statement:

"About Dynamic Resource Group (DRG)

Dynamic Resource Group is an 80-year-old family business, headquartered in Berne, Ind., and owned entirely by the Muselman family. Now in its third-generation as a privately owned company, DRG has two major business divisions; one in magazine and book publishing and consumer catalogs (DRG Publishing), and the other in subscription and product fulfillment (Strategic Fulfillment Group (http://www.strategicfulfillment.com/)). SFG is located in a 140,000-square-foot fulfillment facility in Big Sandy, Texas, 100 miles east of Dallas. It offers clients a state-of-the-art unified database that facilitates the marketing and fulfillment of magazines, continuities and products, all under one roof."

I receive other magazines printed in Texas.. and some of them are VERY delayed because of the repercussions of the Katrina disaster. It's also possible that Annie's has to contact each of the designers and depending on the original contract, make new arrangments with them. A year doesn't seem all that out of line to me. We can't see all the things that need to happen behind the scenes. (I do understand frustration that things can't move faster).

[JulieKay]

Hello Water Lilies Ladies -
I just found this on ebay .... is it the one you all are searching for ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Water-Lilies-Afghan-Pillow-Crochet-Pattern-Bonuses_W0QQitemZ8246422483QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[mudpie]

Nope.

[JulieKay]

Sorry, I thought it might be the same. It says it's in an Annie's Attic book.

[purplekitty]

I still haven't heard back from DRG. :(

[dws1119]

I can officially join this CAL. I won 1 of the books from ebay. I'm just waiting to recieve it. I'll be able to make the Cathedral one also. From the pics the seller sent there are alot in this book that are beautiful.


Once I complete my graph-ghan project I can start on this.


Here's the new book listed on ebay--WITH PICS

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANNIES-ATTIC-AWARD-WINNING-AFGHANS-CROCHET-PATTERNS_W0QQitemZ8255896890QQcategoryZ11797QQssPa geNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Twinnish]

Wow, what a great book! Why doesn't Annie's Attic reprint that one? The Waterlilies one is so unusual! I love that Jewel Mile-A-Minute one, too. Usually, I'm not a huge fan of mile-a-minute 'ghans. Hey, that rhymed!

I'd make this 'ghan next on my CAL list if I ever get the 63 squares done.... and could get the pattern book.

[BluesForCP]

I have started.

It's going to be slow going, I think, so keep looking out on ebay!

[Twinnish]

I hope you post pictures of your progress. I'd love to get a closer look at those waterlilies!

[Lisaizme]

Wow, what a great book! Why doesn't Annie's Attic reprint that one? The Waterlilies one is so unusual! I love that Jewel Mile-A-Minute one, too. Usually, I'm not a huge fan of mile-a-minute 'ghans. Hey, that rhymed!

I'd make this 'ghan next on my CAL list if I ever get the 63 squares done.... and could get the pattern book.

It is in the pipeline to be reprinted..or so someone from DRG publishing told someone on another mailing list. I shared the response from DRG in an earlier post.

[Empress Busy Bee]

Thanks for that link, I'd been wondering what it looked like. Nice. Not something I'd want to make though. :)

[dws1119]

I should have my pattern book in a couple of days. I've got alot going on now, so once I see how difficult this will be, I can add it or put on the back burner.

[Twinnish]

There's another Award Winning Afghan book up for auction at eBay, if anyone is interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Crochet-Award-Winning-Afghans-Annies-Attic-10-Designs_W0QQitemZ8257478508QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It seems like as soon as one gets auctioned off, another one pops up.

[pplcrochets]

There's another Award Winning Afghan book up for auction at eBay, if anyone is interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Crochet-Award-Winning-Afghans-Annies-Attic-10-Designs_W0QQitemZ8257478508QQcategoryZ11797QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It seems like as soon as one gets auctioned off, another one pops up.
Yes, the and the current one ending in 3+ hours is up to $46! :eek

[funkyreporter]

I'd like to join in on this one! It would be my first CAL. I recently won the Annie's Afghan Pattern book on eBay (Ouch ~$45~) and had planned to do the cathedral, but it would be really inspiring to join a CAL and from what I could see in the teeny-tiny picture in the auction it looks like a nice one! I mean, how could I NOT love waterlilies! Now if my book would just get here *tapping fingers on table*

[BluesForCP]

I have to say, it's slow going for me. Not because I can't do it... I've got other things on my plate besides crocheting. I need to wait until vacation!!

I'm keeping an eye out for you guys who need to catch up to me!!

BTW, another one probably pops up on EBAY after it is purchased because people are probably copying the patterns and auctioning them right back.

Not that I'm making a recommendation. Just guessing.

[BluesForCP]

I AM SELLING my leaflet on Ebay!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8282209405

happy bidding!! :)