Don't Give Up Yet!

Leaves Fall, Raking is Optional!  HAPPY FALL TO ALL!!

I think that is my motto for crocheting...maybe for all things.  I was wandering (lurking) around the pages of my favorite yarn site, http://www.ravelry.com  and saw a pattern that I absolutely had to have.  It was an afghan pattern using lots and lots of textured stitches which would be lovely, be a real stash buster, and help me empty my yarn closet.  Well, I saw where it was published several years ago in a favorite crafts magazine so I set about trying to track it down.  The first place I tried was on the Internet but nothing could be found.  All mentions pointed back to the magazine so I went to their web site to see back editions but none were listed and no pictures were available.  All that was provided was a phone number.  This seemed very low tech to me but I called anyway.  A real person answered and said that they had no copies available but I should call back in a few weeks.  No offer to take my name, credit card, or to suggest any other source.  I was about to decide that I would just get a different pattern but something in me said to go back to the picture on ravelry and see if I could track it down.  I did and was able to get a copy.  At the same time I subscribed to the magazine to see if that would gain me access to the archives in case I found another old pattern...I was told there was no archive but that back copies could be ordered by calling this number.  Been there, done that.  So, I am now working on the pattern and still waiting to receive the first copy of my new subscription.  Maybe I am impatient but this little exercise seems to cry for electronic archives where past publications can be purchased electronically.  We are all willing to pay for our hobbies aren't we?  I know I am.