The Sweatshop of Love Blog

I’ve chatting here a few times about the new site I’m launching in April called Holla Knits. It’s moving forward! Knits are being designed, yarn is being spun and dyed, and blogs are being launched.

Holla Knits Blog!

It’s in it’s baby stages, but the Holla Knits blog is up and miraculously all of the links appear to be working. If I knew 10 years ago that I’d be running two websites and two blogs I would have absolutely gone to college for useful things like graphic design and computer programing. For the record: Papa, you were right.

Logo! Button!

But luckily for me I’ve got friends much smarter than me that I can hire to fill in my knowledge gaps. Laura Simandl designed the Holla Knits blog header and logo, which I somehow turned into a blog button! Get it by copying this code into your site: <a href=”http://hollaknits.com” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/thesweatshopoflove/HK-logo2.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Photobucket”></a>

Holla Knits is going to be awesome. Stay on top of it by getting up on the blog. It’s going to be full of guest posts by designers, dyers, sample knitters, tech editors, and graphic designers; posts about the design process, design sneak peek pics, and everything that is going into Holla Knits.

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And subscribe to Holla Knits to get every pattern and exclusive content for the introductory rate of $18. After May 1st a yearly subscription goes up to $36, so get on it!

I’m having a baby! It’s called Holla Knits and it’s going to be the most amazing baby ever.

I’m part of a knitting market that is being almost completely ignored by major knitting pattern publications and online pattern resources: the young advanced knitter. Young in both actual age and young at heart, too! We are knitters who don’t want to knit shawls, bulky, oversize sweaters, and socks all the time! I’ve been having conversations over twitter, email, and in person for the past year about this lack of attention, and I have decided to do something about this.

Holla Knits Issue 1: Spring 2012

Holla Knits is launching in April 2012 and will include 6 women’s spring/summer garment patterns. These designs will be fresh, interesting, fun, hot, youthful, modern pieces made using advanced knitting skills. They will be cleverly constructed and fun to knit. When you are finished knitting these garments they will be every day wearable and stunning at the same time. The second 6-pattern collection, for fall/winter garments, will come out in September.

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Holla Knit is going to be a subscription based site. With your yearly subscription you will get all 12 patterns and other exclusive content, like knit alongs, videos and tutorials, and pattern support. Holla Knits will always be add free, because I really hate adds.

Subscribe to Holla Knits before May 1st 2012 for $18 a year! Get more information and subscribe to Holla Knits here. After May 1st the yearly subscription rate will go up to $36. Patterns will also be available to purchase individually for $6 each.

Submit!

But first thing is first: I NEED PATTERNS! I’m currently taking submissions for my first issue! I’m taking swatches and garment ideas until December 1st. Then I’ll send you yarn support and get you knitting and writing up your patterns. You’ll get $100 pattern sales advance on delivery of your pattern and sample, and then will get 50% off all subsequent pattern sales. And I’ll send you back your sample so you can rock it all the time! Check out the Holla Knits site for full submission information.

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