How much do knitting pattern designers really make? | Turning hobbies into side hustles | Episode 2

Welcome to Two Women Yelling About Knitting, a show that is not about what we are buying or what we are making, but instead asks questions like: What does it mean to monetize your knitting hobby? This is a space where we look up from our works in progress and acquisitions, and talk about what we see in the wider world of knitting – its political, social, and historical context. We're recording a six-episode season, with a new episode – and a new topic – every two weeks. If you want to join us on this journey, hit the "Subscribe" button to follow along. #TWYAK02 / Show Notes Further Reading Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber (https://bookshop.org/a/117437/9781324...) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (https://bookshop.org/a/117437/9781250...) More on the Women’s Exchange Movement (https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewconten..., which were “commercial operations run by and for women with the goal, at least originally, of offering a fair compensation for workers, the ability to work at home using traditional female skills, and, just as importantly, the chance for women of a certain class to earn money without having to admit it.” What are Knitting Pattern Designers Actually Earning? (https://www.mediaperuana.com/blog1/de...) - Kristen Jancuk / Mediaperuana Knits, which has a link to the spreadsheet of Ravelry designers earnings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...) Further Watching @yarn_over_everything on Instagram (  / yarn_over_everything  ) and one of her Reels about what she makes in a month from knitting (  / dgob8zhpfp5  ) - ‪@AliMakesEverything‬ 's episode What YouTube Paid Me: First Year Channel Stats & Earnings (   • What YouTube Paid Me: First Year Channel S...  ) Knitty Things Audrey Borrego’s designs on Ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/designers/aud...) Field Day Cardigan by Ozetta (https://www.ozettaknitwear.com/patter...) in Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Mungo in 08 - Porto (https://retrosaria.rosapomar.com/prod..., with mussel shell buttons from La Mercerie (https://shoplamercerie.com/products/m...) Bitty Brioche Kerchief (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...) by Iris Eichenlaub on Ravelry Little Skein Yarn (https://www.littleskein.com/blogs/blo...) and Anne Vally’s lovely Substack, Knit Together (https://littleskein.substack.com) Non-Knitty Things Shout out to Reny’s in Maine! (https://www.renys.com) You can find Comfort Colors, a.k.a. The Best Shirts, there (https://www.comfortcolors.com) Golden Earth Designs, (https://goldenearthdesigns.com) maker of Alison’s lovely mug and other fiber-arts-related designs