Vogue Knitting Reviews

by Frances0901

As a follow-up the my original review—do not subscribe to this magazine. You will not receive what you purchase. I have tried to contact them via email, phone, message through VogueKnitting , and their Facebook page. They do not respond. The current issue of the magazine has been released, and even though I have paid through 7/21, I cannot access it. The developer has been responsive, but they direct me back to the magazine. Do not waste your money on this, because you will receive nothing!

Vogue Knitting Magazine announced earlier this year that they would be cutting back to two issues per year. In view of the current economic situation, I completely understand this. However, I would have appreciated an email from the magazine letting me know about this. I had to Google it online to find out what was happening. Now I am unable to access the new issue which is just come out for fall 2020. I get no response to my questions about this. My subscription is paid through July 2021. This should not be happening.. Buyer beware.

by @lisaanne_quilts

I used to use VogueKnitting regularly
Then it was ‘updated’ to something horrible. I have to be a current subscriber to even SEE my past issues. And you are asked to make a second log in to Maz. VogueKnitting can’t find my subscription. And Maz has one tech to ‘help’. The digital copies now show up WEEKS after the mailed issues. And those are just the issues with initial log in. Once in VogueKnitting you can no longer see past issues without ‘scrolling’ through covers that don’t load quickly.

by Sk8rGeek

This latest version of VogueKnitting is HORRIBLE. Gone is the convenient ‘editions’ view where you can see pages showing tiles of the magazine covers and their availability and select one. Now we have something called ‘magazines’ that forces you to scroll through the covers ONE AT A TIME (with several of them being blank because they take too long to load). There are probably about 60 magazines here. One at a time. Really? What a waste of time! I’m better off going to my bookshelf.
And we can no longer scroll through the magazine. Now we must look at a menu of articles and open them, ONE AT A TIME. Are you kidding me?
There’s a huge banner ad at the top of the main page. Once you’ve seen it, what’s the point of keeping it there? It just gets in the way of what you’re trying to do, which is look at virtual magazines. Especially if we already own the advertised book.
It used to be a pleasure to browse through the virtual magazines on my tablet, but this is torture. Back to the hard copies!
I’m trying to think of at least one positive thing to say, but honestly, all of the convince and appeal is gone. Is it possible to install an old version?
VK, the least you could do is allow users to select the view that suits us so that we could use VogueKnitting without it getting in the way of what we’re trying to accomplish. Please be respectful of our time.

by Miss5elements

Love the print version, but VogueKnitting ? No. There was a mixup with my print subscription after I signed up at Vogue Knitting Live NY in January & the delay had me miss my first issue. The issue was later resolved, but now I’m unable to to logon to VogueKnitting . It tells me my subscription is expired and/or they don’t have me email address on file. I can’t even look at the current issue which is still part of my subscription. If an app could be considered rude, this on would be it.

by Smb Knitter

I have to agree with other bad reviews. I would give a negative rating of I could. I used to love the ease of access to past issues and being able to send myself a single pattern. I've had issues with VogueKnitting the last couple of years. This latest update is pitiful. When you tap on the article there's a black screen until you tap on text. It took me 2 months to get access to the patterns I paid for 8 years ago. The tech support is not good either.

by RippedOffKnitter

I bought a physical copy and a digital copy of a past issue. I have an active subscription to the print magazine. VogueKnitting hasn’t worked for awhile. Now I have to purchase a subscription to access the digital content I already purchased?

If I wasn’t half way through the project I would delete VogueKnitting . As it is, this is the last Vogue Knitting project I do. You don’t get to sell subscriptions to digital content previously purchased outright. I will be reporting this to Apple and anyone else I can find.

by MSue2

Very frustrating app. It crashes constantly, making it impossible to use for knitting. And I agree with the other reviewers that they should allow a look into the issue so you can decide if you want to purchase it. I also would appreciate the ability to bookmark a pattern or article I want to refer to at a later date.
The new app is even worse! Can’t navigate between pages not read the magazine cover to cover. Very frustrating indeed. Worthless.
Hope they fix this!

by Elizabeth AFHR

The Vogue Knitting app denied access to an issue I already purchased, and had even downloaded to my iPad. I tried their Restore Purchases setting, which did not work. I used their contact form to email tech support, explaining that I had already used Restore Purchases. Five days later, I received an email telling me how to use Restore Purchases (which I had told them I had done), and stating that if that didn’t work they couldn’t offer any assistance.

The patterns are good, if you can access them.

by Prof Angel

It’s SO disgraceful that you keep emailing people with products WHEN YOU DON’T DELIVER THE PRODUCTS ALREADY PAID FOR.

I’m filing a complaint with the NJ Dept. of Consumer Services for theft. I paid for an issue that you claimed was available in VogueKnitting . It’s not. I have emailed through your webpage for Contact Us several times. No one responded. I have called. No one returns my call. I am done.

My next steps:
1. Filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau
2. Filing a complaint with the NJ Dept of Consumer Affairs
3. Going public with 9 on Your Side

Fix this problem. Now. I realize that you have decided to stop publication and are going out of business, but that does not preclude behaving ethically until then.

by Pommie30

VogueKnitting used to work fine, but late in 2020 I could no longer download any new issues under my subscription which does not expire until August 2021. I’ve tried to log a ticket through VogueKnitting . I’ve been sent from the application developer to Vogue and back to the application developer to no avail. Now I will be making sure the subscription does not renew and lodging a complaint with Apple. Such a shame because I have enjoyed it in the past when it works but now it is just throwing away money.

by Wyckoff293

I used to love VogueKnitting. I would get my issue as soon as it would come out reading it before the print edition was out. Now it takes at least a month after the print issue is available to get the digital copy. And there is no support. My first email was never read if the reply was any indication. It was over a month before I received a second reply and by then I had my issue. The current issue came out weeks ago and I’m still waiting. I canceled my subscription and may do hard copy instead. Or not at all.

by ZoeOB

Vogue Knitting was the magazine I looked to for techniques, fashion and the ability to wear knit/crochet garments from the best designers. When VogueKnitting came out, I was excited to have the issues available on demand. Sometime around early 2020 strange and unexpected changes were made. My subscription ran out late last year and imagine my shock to learn that the issues I had already paid for were not accessible - unless I bought another subscription! Seriously Vogue? Nothing about this is mentioned in their own FAQ and forget customer service. As others have mentioned, the communication channel is non-existent. Don’t waste your time or money.

by CPMinni

I am a huge fan of Vogue Knitting magazine so I decided to get the digital subscription when my print one expired. It took two months of back and forth with customer service just to get my first issue. I have continued to have problems through my entire subscription and just recently requested to have it switched to print. Customer service was awful! I had to email multiple times just to get a response and it was always a brief “we’re working on it”. I tried calling as well and would have to leave several voicemails before I would ever get a response. Even after requesting specifics as to the problems they never actually answered my questions and would just say that they were sorry and were trying to resolve it. Just don’t do it! Stick to the print version!

by Babers09

After finding out the fall issue is available but not in VogueKnitting , I submitted a ticket to the tech support team. After two weeks and several follow ups, there has been no response or movement on the ticket. I also tried to come tact Vogue customer support and have received no answer. Very disappointing because Vogue is a reputable brand. I will be canceling my subscription.

UPDATE - 1 Dec 20: Now that my subscription expired, I’ve lost access to issues I had under my 1 year subscription. And after two months, my ticket finally got an answer but I’ve been told to contact the publisher for this latest issue. My advice, subscribe only to the print version if you like this magazine because their electronic subscriptions are worthless unless you keep renewing, which I will not.

by Whybotheranyday

Subscribed print 2plus years but all content disappeared after subscription expired! Really? I guess they took it back after I didn’t resubscribe as normal policy. I only knit with digital patterns now.I have a full library of Interweave from many many years that never disappear after subscription expires.
Even worse digital copies I bought as single digital also have disappeared and I no longer have access. WHO DOES this?? Never again will I spend a dollar on VOGUE anything! And if I knit from past collection magazines I will make sure I DO NOT advertise the design. ZERO stars is appropriate.

by Vgrant84

VogueKnitting has the worst user experience of any of the magazine apps I have used. I have been a subscriber since it was first introduced, and the changes made a year ago have made it incredibly buggy and hard to use. The article navigation doesn’t work, the pages are unavailable in offline mode (even when it says available offline), and there is no option to view the pages side by side, meaning that half the time the text is describing something you can’t see. In addition, they have now made it impossible to export or print any of the instructions. Which for a magazine of knitting patterns is really inexcusable.

by ElleJayDubya

I like using VogueKnitting to see new issues before the hard copy arrives in my mailbox. Otherwise it’s pretty useless. You can’t print anything other than little snippets of text and the links in the resource tab are broken (stitchionary, stitch workshop, how to, etc). It seems pretty clear that nobody at Vougue is using VogueKnitting nor cares about customer service.

by Jnv776

Would rate with no stars, but will not let me submit without entering one star! Cannot see an entire page because of the lower feed of pages and when I tried to send the page to myself, I didn’t get the page just an ad for VogueKnitting , I have VogueKnitting !!

by Baylor 42

I want to tell my knitter friends...DO NOT PICK UP THIS EDITION! You will be racing to you nearest LYS to get materials for every design.
The title is WINTER FASHIONS TO LOVE, and it is true!

From the front page to the back cover I saw projects and yarn I longed for. 😍
Every turn of a page I sighed. This magazine is worth every penny.

by CB Knits

Fall2020 not shown as available so will not load. Previous issues were noted to download when available.

by Oooo@oooo

Subscribed to Vogue Knitting for some time but when VogueKnitting updated all my downloaded issues were lost. Don’t recommend VogueKnitting. Every time I tried to post this the nickname was taken. Went through many to get it posted. Surprise, surprise. Wonder if it would have been as difficult if my score was 5 stars.

by 28cookies

Any knitter or crafter realizes how serious an issue that is. I respect the effirt to protect the material, but i need to be able to print the instructions and write notes on the document! You cant print it. You cant email it. You cant transfer it. VogueKnitting is useless at tge moment. I think i will let my subscription expire and buy piecemeal paper copies as needed.

by Iggylizard10

Agree completely with previous review. This is a hot mess and a complete waste of time. I’ve contacted tech support to get in but that was temporary. Left email and phone messages asking for help. Nothing is ever returned. Says I’m already registered but won’t let me access even with temporary password they provide. Won’t let me register as new user. Horrible customer service!

by Subscriber Remorse

I feel the same. For 27$ you can have the printed and VogueKnitting included. However the reverse cannot not happen because customer service is not really interested in customer service.
Based on their photo, I think they hired high schoolers
In short I must pay both subscription prices....since that is what the records indicate!

by Concerned App Subscriber

this app is a great magazine but the current platform they are using for their digital subscription is the worst. I am experiencing the same problems as the other subscribers. I don’t have access to the older issues and my email address doesn’t exist. VogueKnitting was updated 6 days ago and I don’t recall seeing it listed as an update on my device. The recent update required me to download the remaining magazines I have access to AGAIN! Obviously the tech support doesn’t care if you’re experiencing a problem with VogueKnitting. I wish I could give VogueKnitting a quarter of a star.

This is my second review since VK moved to this platform, the first one was deleted.

by Jcolmena

I have been a subscriber to VK since the 1980s. When VogueKnitting first came out I was ecstatic and disposed of all hardcopies of the magazine that were digitally available. But with the most recent release I’ve lost access to all digital versions other than the 2 most recent. When I contacted tech support, access was restored, but I’ve lost it again. I am prompted to unlock each issue to obtain ONE MINUTE of free access. To do so, I’m prompted to log in. AlthoughI am already logged in, I do so and my password is rejected.

In addition, with the previous version I was able to share a few pages. This was quite convenient as it allowed me to print only necessary instructions for a pattern and to mark up the copy while knitting. Now that feature is gone. Instead when I share a page, I receive an email (essentially an ad) to download or open VogueKnitting .

by StLouisDeb

Vogue apps on my iPad and I have purchased several of the older magazines. Since I’ve only been knitting a couple of years I missed them when the 1st came out.
I have no trouble accessing them on my iPad or on the phone I had until 2 weeks ago but I can’t access them on this phone.

by Dustin's Granny

I absolutely love having inspiration and information right there— in the yarn shop, waiting in line, midnight moments. Having the pattern always there is such a luxury. Thanks, Vogue.

by SallyIvo

I always go to this magazine to see the latest in yarns and colors. They have great designers for their patterns.