There are a few things that I do not like about printable crochet patterns. The first is the fact that you have to order them in bulk from a website just to be able to download them, and the second is the fact that they take forever to download. This is how you know that I’m not actually paying for them.
You need a website to download patterns. To download a pattern, you need to sign up for an account, click on a pattern you want to download, take a note of the date/time the pattern was created, and then click on “download.” It would be nice if this were an automated process, but when I download a pattern I get prompted to register an account to download the pattern.
That process for downloading pattern reminds me of the other day when I was trying to download free guitar music. You need to sign up for an account and download the file. At the same time, you are presented with a warning that you have to pay for music.
I know, it isn’t very user-friendly. But the point is, it’s not exactly a surprise. The same thing happens to me when I try to download a printable pattern for free. What is a surprise is that I’m forced to register an account and then pay. I just downloaded a crochet pattern with a link to the file, and then was presented with the message “You have to pay for the pattern”. It is, at this point, a little disconcerting.
I’ve never had this happen to me before. I think this is the first time I’ve ever had to do anything with a link. I’m sure if it were up to me, I would have opted to either delete the link or pay a dime.
To be fair, this isn’t the first time someone has tried to get you to pay to download a pattern, and it isn’t the first time you’ve complained about it for a while. But then I’m sure it doesn’t compare to the frustration that comes with paying to print a pattern.
Not to say there isnt any reason to spend a penny on your own image. After all, some of us are capable of sharing our images on social media, and some of us are quite capable of doing just that. But when it comes to sharing pictures on other platforms, most of us have to give them over to them. That’s why Ive been on social media for almost 4 years now and Ive never had to do anything to share a picture.
For the last year or so Im been on social media, and my Facebook profile is probably my most downloaded profile. Thats because Im not a fan of Facebooks own terms of service. As of now, there is a very wide range of ways to share a picture, from using Facebooks own uploader to use their own photo editor to download the image directly.
So far there are about 20 different ways people have been sharing pictures on Facebook. All of them are free and all of them are uploaded by Facebooks own uploader. What I’m getting at is that there is a lot of confusion out there on how to share pictures. If you can share a picture in two different ways, then you can get away with using a third method for free.
It’s a good rule to keep in mind when sharing pictures on Facebook. If you are going to allow the uploading of your pictures, make sure you are sharing the image yourself and not someone else’s. If you do this, I’m sure Facebooks uploader will let you upload your own pictures to be displayed.
