#9: Submit a Knitting Pattern for Publication
Well…I submitted a pattern to Knitty, the online knitting magazine.
It was for a scarf. The scarf’s ribbing and stripe pattern were based on the Dewey Decimal System’s call number for knitting books.
I had really hoped to be able to post a link to the published pattern here…
Unfortunately, I was rejected.
So instead I will post the text of the very polite rejection letter, and a link to the free version of the pattern on my knitting blog.
Hi Megan!
Thanks so much for your submission. It’s very clever! I especially
like the idea behind the pattern, and think you’ve done a great job.
We receive many more submissions than we are able to publish at
Knitty, and that means we must make some hard choices. Unfortunately,
that means we won’t be able to use your submission this time.
But I really like your style! Thank you for taking the time to prepare
it and send it in and hope we’ll see something from you again in the
future!
Best,
[editor, Knitty]
To be honest, I can’t really blame them for turning it down. It is a highly conceptual scarf…but once I explain the concept behind it, it doesn’t really require a pattern. Still, if you want to see the pattern it is posted here!
AND…the goal was to SUBMIT a pattern, not necessarily get it PUBLISHED!!!
So…another list item can be checked off!
