Classes

Making the Next Monkey

The Monkey sock pattern, published in Knitty magazine, has been on needles all over the world, but what makes it so irresistible to knitters?  In this class, Knitty editor Amy Singer will share some of Knitty’s sock secrets with you.  We’ll talk about what makes a sock pattern stand out among the dozens of socks submitted to Knitty every year, what makes a good sock pattern, pattern-writing techniques that make a difference, what makes a sock go viral, the five things you can do to ensure you have the best possible chance of being published, and the five things you can do that will blow it for you.

Amy Singer

Class Level:Intermediate
Class Skills:Familiarity with the architecture and key features of socks as well as a general understanding of pattern writing.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 hours
Class Materials:

Note-taking materials [paper, writing implement of choice]. If you have a sock design you’d like to have evaluated in class, please bring the sock itself and a fully formatted written pattern that follows the Knitty Submission Guidelines [http://knitty.com/subguide.php], completed as you would send it in for review.  Print several of your best pictures from your submission and bring those along as well.

Homework:

none.

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