How much do knitting pattern designers really make?

Hello and 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: Should you monetize your 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. But don't worry. It'll be fun!

We're Anjali and Alison, friends who share a love of knitting as well as an interest in a lot of sticky topics that relate to knitting – things like traditional gender roles, consumerism, body liberation, and more. 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.

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Books We Recommend

• Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

• More on the Women's Exchange Movement, which were commercial operations run by and for women with the goal, at least originally, of offering 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? — Kristen Jancuk / Mediaperuana Knits, which links to a spreadsheet of Ravelry designers' earnings
• @yarn_over_everything on Instagram, including her Reel about what she makes in a month from knitting
• Ali Makes Everything's episode What YouTube Paid Me: First Year Channel Stats & Earnings
• Audrey Borrego's designs on Ravelry
• Field Day Cardigan by Ozetta in Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Mungo in 08 - Porto, with mussel shell buttons from La Mercerie
• Bitty Brioche Kerchief by Iris Eichenlaub on Ravelry
• Little Skein Yarn and Anne Vally's lovely Substack, Knit Together
• Shout out to Reny's in Maine! You can find Comfort Colors, a.k.a. The Best Shirts, there.
• Golden Earth Designs, maker of Alison's lovely mug and other fiber-arts-related designs