Twist Collective

One of my favorite blogs to read is a knitting blog, Alaskan Purl. I love Allison Haas' writing style and her designs. One of her designs is featured in the Fall 2011 Twist Collective. So, I thought I would swing over and check out the patterns. I have this problem with knitting patterns-- the problem being that I fall in love with them and I have to have the pattern. My knitting skills are usually not up to snuff to actually make the product (though I hope to remedy that in the near future), so the patterns sit and collect and my pile grows ever larger. I am in love with so many patterns from Twist Collective! Here are just a few of my favorites.

If only they weren't sold separately for $6 or $7 per pattern. I would be more than happy to pay a book price to have a collection of the patterns, but how do I choose to buy them separately? How do I afford to buy them all separately? With the promise of fall and winter on the way, I am itching to get some needles out and attempt to finish some sort of cold weather project. This in no way helps my problem and these beautiful patterns are taunting me.