Knitty

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Knitty.com is an online knitting magazine based in Toronto and published quarterly since fall 2002.

The magazine was founded by Amy R. Singer[1] and has been edited by her since its inception. Knitty presents free original knitting patterns, essays, and how-to articles written by professional designers and non-professional contributors. It hosts chat forums and promotes the online knitting community, and several patterns, such as Clapotis[2] and Fetching,[3] have experienced great popularity among knitters. It has also been influential in launching the careers of knitwear designers including Ysolda Teague,[4] Stefanie Japel,[5] Erica Jackofsky,[6] Stephen West,[7] Jillian Moreno,[8] Cookie A,[9] Amy Swenson,[10] Jordana Paige,[11] Cheryl Niamath[12] and many others. The often-cited "Judy's Magic Cast On"[13] and "Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind off"[14] were first published in Knitty.

Singer has published four knitting-related books.[15]

Notes

  1. http://amysinger.ca
  2. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clapotis
  3. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fetching
  4. http://www.ysolda.com
  5. http://www.stefaniejapel.com
  6. http://www.fiddleknits.com
  7. http://westknits.com/
  8. http://jillianmoreno.com/
  9. http://www.cookiea.com
  10. http://www.indigirl.com
  11. http://www.jordanapaige.com
  12. http://fetchingknits.thruhere.net
  13. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html
  14. http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php
  15. Singer, Amy R. and Jillian Moreno More Big Girl Knits: 25 Designs Full of Color and Texture for Curvy Women (2008). ISBN 978-0-307-35374-0
    Singer, Amy R., No Sheep for You: Knit Happy with Cotton, Silk, Linen, Hemp, Bamboo & Other Delights (2007). ISBN 978-1-59668-012-8
    Singer, Amy R., and Jillian Moreno, Big Girl Knits : 25 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women with Real Curves (2006). ISBN 978-0-307-33660-6
    Singer, Amy R. Knit Wit: 30 Easy and Hip Projects (2004). ISBN 978-0-06-074070-2

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