I would just like to say that I think your
magazine is really good, and it’s nice
to see some cool up to-date patterns. However,
I was wondering if you have a British equivalent
or are planning on having one, as American patterns
are quite different and it’s difficult
to find the same yarns.
Harriet
I was shocked to read
Pam Beck’s letter via e-mail in the Spring
2006 issue of knit.1. Although plenty
of guys she knows have no desire to pick up
knitting needles, there are plenty of men who
do. I am a man who knits avidly and am always
disappointed in the lack of men’s patterns
in magazines available in the UK. And I was
really disappointed in that I’ve just
discovered knit.1 magazine and I have missed
the men’s issue (Fall ’05)! What
devastation! A fun, edgy knitting magazine?
Yes! One just for girly girls? No! For my own
part, knitting has brought me through the illness
and death of my partner, endocarditis, heart
valve repair, appendicitis and an appendectomy—all
in 2005! Without the meditative and creative
aspects of knitting I would have given up on
life by now.
Colin
My mum is opening up a funky knitting shop
in the UK in the summer and has totally got
me into knitting in a big way. As I began my
research for the shop, I came across your Spring
2006 “Travel Issue,” which, by the
way, I’m totally loving and already have
the striped tunic lined up as my next project.
I would love to have the first and second issues
of the magazine as well—so I don’t
feel that I’ve missed out on anything.
Is there any way to get hold of issues one and
two of the knit.1 magazine?
Lizzie
Bristol, England
Editors’
Note: Indeed there is! European customers
may order back issues by going to GMC
Publications or by calling 814-942-3186.
I was gifted with a subscription to knit.1
for Christmas, and although I am not in
your target demographic, I’m enjoying
the magazine anyway. Just so you know,
there are people over 35 who are still
hip and creative...like Margaret Hubert,
whom you’ve profiled recently in
the magazine. I was also interested to
see the article on freeform in the latest
issue. However, I was disappointed to
discover that Prudence Mapstone’s
book seems to be available only in Australia.
I spent a lot of time looking for the
book on the North American Web sites you
cited in the article, but it seems that
knotjustknitting, her Web site, is pretty
well the only place to get this book.
It’s great to list all this info,
but frustrating for readers if you quote
sources that are really difficult to get
our hands on!
Pat Rowan
Ottawa, Canada
I just wanted to
let you know what a great job you are
doing. I just started knitting again after
about a fourteen year break. The first
thing I made was a baby sweater for my
daughter; she is now 16. I just made the
muff in the “boys boys boys”
issue (Fall ’05) and I can tell
you my 16-year-old loves it. I love the
eclectic styles and yarns you use. I would
love to see you use the standardized settings
(#5 = bulky) (gauge for knitting and crochet)
(easy, beginner, etc.) used on most commercial
yarns. It would make choosing the right
alternative easier.
Lisa
Hamilton ON
Good day! I just wanted to let you know
that I’ve bought all of your issues,
right from the first one. I like the varying
degrees of complexity, all the styles
there are to choose from, and the fun
format of the magazine. Your latest issue
is the best! I’ve got a corner turned
down on almost every page, indicating
there’s something I want to make.
And the men’s patterns are brilliant!
I’ve been looking for a collection
of hat patterns that are interesting but
not “wacky” and when I opened
the gatefold in this issue—there
they were!
Natasha
Mississauga, ON
The format, content
and patterns are amazing in knit.1.
The info on where to find stuff is great.
Kudos to you guys for fulfilling our addicted-knitters’
needs. It is easy to access supplies and
great to have new ideas available. Thanks!
Lynne Norman
Mono Mills, ON
Wow! This is the magazine I have been
looking for. I love the variety of items
to make and the huge range of yarns used.
The tie-in to runway fashions is fabulous.
My daughters and I read it cover to cover
and can’t wait for the next issue!
Sylvia Reid
St. Margarets, NB
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I have collected knitting/crochet
patterns for decades. When I read in Vogue
Knitting that knit.1 was happening—I
couldn’t wait. I was checking magazine
racks for days until it appeared. I was so excited
that I jumped as I grabbed it off the stand.
I love it!
Maria McGowan
Heffley Creek, BC
Hey! Cool mag! I’m so tired of looking
through “old lady” patterns. These
are cool! Thanks for the inspiration.
Crystal Townsend
Fauquier, BC
As an avid brand-new subscriber from Down Under,
I’d just like to add my two cents and
say, please, bring on a Pet Issue! You’re
so funky, hip and cool for us gals and humans.
Please help us to make our pets enmesh with
our two best passions: knit.1 mag and
Walkies!!
Tat, Perth, Western Australia
I just got my copy of
the Spring 2006 issue (sometimes it takes awhile
to find its way to my newsagent in Australia).
You have a very inspiring magazine—I just
wish I had the time to take on more of the projects.
I’m sure my hubby would love the Jolly
Roger sweater. Love the articles—they
make my fingers itch to check out the Web sites
or do some stitching. Both the editorial and
the step-by-step feature on socks are very timely—I’m
just about to take the plunge and knit my first
socks! Thanks. Keep up the good work. I’m
looking forward to the summer issue, which I’ll
be reading sometime in our winter.
Leonie
I’ve just come across your Web site and
I have to say it’s bloody fantastic! As
a 21-year-old who crochets (but can’t
knit!) it’s such a breath of fresh air
to come across funky clothes and patterns! I’m
sick and tired of seeing the same old boring
thing.
Rowena
Just want to congratulate
you on a great magazine. I am from Australia
(Brisbane, Queensland), and often have great
difficulty finding quality knitting publications.
Ever since I saw knit.1 advertised
in Vogue Knitting, I have been trying
to track it down, and last night I finally came
across it at my local newsagent. I love it!
Everything’s so fresh and funky—definitely
stuff I could both knit and wear. Vogue
[Knitting] is good for the more “classic”
type stuff, but this is more directional, younger,
fresher—just the thing to keep a relatively
new (and certainly young) knitter like myself
interested and continually challenged. I’ll
be passing it around to every knitter I know,
so hopefully you can look forward to a loyal
following over here.
Cheri Taylor
I bought your lovely magazine on a recent visit
to Athens from my home in the Mani. Like one
of your letter-writers, I am in my early sixties
and still knitting, making up most of my own
patterns. I am so happy with the return to fashion
of knitting and am really excited that my daughter
is starting to show interest, too. It’s
her birthday next month, and, as a gift, I would
like to give her the Vogue Stitchionary,
Volume 1 (and get a copy for myself, too!).
Could you please tell me how to go about buying
a couple of copies, as I am sure I won’t
be able to get them anywhere in Greece. Good
luck with the magazine!
Val Phipps
P.S. The first Christmas after we were married,
my husband gave me a bag of thick, pure mohair
yarn, which I knitted into a plain funnel-neck
sweater. We have been married for thirty-five
years and the sweater, like us, is still going
strong!
Editors’ Note:
We’re especially proud of our Sixth&Spring
book publishing division that publishes the
Stitchionary volumes. You
can click here to order your copies.
I really love that men’s edition (Fall
’05) of your mag. You know, what men want
to knit: thick yarns, big needles, fast knitting,
flashy colors—everything in there. Well
done!
KnittingTom, Vienna, Austria |
