Webigail

I bought this book about a month ago and had been perusing the wonderful patterns. When I finally found one that would be perfect for my first lace attempt, I was in for a shock. One of the chart keys was missing. Not only did the missing chart key impact the pattern I selected, but it also affected some of the other lace patterns.

So, being the sleuth that I am, I turned to google. Of course, the errata for ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNITTING: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide, With an Inspirational Gallery of FinisFinished Works, by Leslie Stansfield and Melody Griffiths, had to be online, right? Wrong!

I searched, searched and searched, found nothing. I finally picked up the phone and started calling every number related to Running Press. Although, very nice, there was nothing that could be done, as Running Press’ customer service is handled by Perseus, which deals only with the distribution of the books.

Finally, I sent off an email explaining the situation, but didn’t get my hopes up to high. Much to my surprise, there was an email with a PDF attachment awaiting my viewing first thing this morning! There seems to be only one mistake in this book and it will be corrected with the next batch, but in the meantime, I’ll share the correction for those, who may already have the book.

The moral of the story is, perseverance prevails when it comes to patterns