Comments on: The Knitgrrl Guide To Professional Knitwear Design: AVAILABLE NOW!

By: NO KNITTING NEEDLES ALL WEEK *&%@$

NO KNITTING NEEDLES ALL WEEK *&%@$ — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:55:39 +0000

[...] that my daughter, Amalia, and I are doing in November (see the depressing news in Shannon Okey’s Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design about what ELSE professional designers do to actually earn money!) They will be available soon in [...]

By: Biting the Bullet!

Biting the Bullet! — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:01:37 +0000

[...] place. The very first thing she asked us to do was develop our identity. I had already read her book, and I knew this was critical to the whole process of building a business — I did go to [...]

By: So You Want to Design Knits? « Archer's Knits and Crafts

So You Want to Design Knits? « Archer's Knits and Crafts — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:36:41 +0000

[...] there are of course lots of books on the subject. I’ve been eyeing Shannon Okey’s The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design myself; its available in hardcopy, PDF, and eReader formats. But as I’m attempting to get [...]

By: do stuff! » Old patterns made new!

do stuff! » Old patterns made new! — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:31:20 +0000

[...] they all share the same stylesheet (fonts, layout elements, wording of certain parts, etc) – thanks to Knitgrrl’s book for calling my attention to this – and I’ve finished the main 4 that I was most eager [...]

By: Hello World! | christinemariechen

Hello World! | christinemariechen — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:12:54 +0000

[...] here on WordPress. I decided to take Knitgrrl Shannon Okey’s advice. In her book “The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design” she recommends WordPress for it’s ease of use, flexibility and large built-in [...]

By: Back to school shopping

Back to school shopping — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:18:45 +0000

[...] one of Shannon’s classes. I’d also been seeing tweets about Shannon’s book, The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design, and they were so overwhelmingly positive that I figured there had to be something worth looking [...]

By: Shannon is crafting a (publishing) business « Crafting a Business

Shannon is crafting a (publishing) business « Crafting a Business — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:33:32 +0000

[...] Today I’m delighted to be talking to Shannon Oakey of KnitGrrl.com. and Cooperative Press. Designer, author, publisher, editor; Shannon has done it all in the knit-publishing world and generously shares her expertise in her recently released book, KnitGrrl’s Guide to Professional Knitwear Design. [...]

By: BookTour Tesimtonial: Shannon Okey, Author and Founder of Cooperative Press

BookTour Tesimtonial: Shannon Okey, Author and Founder of Cooperative Press — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:37:45 +0000

[...] (and particularly social media), to spread the word has been one part of my strategy. I even encouraged everyone who buys the book to help spread the word by providing them with a simple PDF that lists [...]

By: Back to School Shopping « The Magpie Knitter

Back to School Shopping « The Magpie Knitter — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:38:20 +0000

By: guest post: creating multiple streams of income from your craft

guest post: creating multiple streams of income from your craft — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:02:39 +0000

[...] to websites, magazines and even book authors who ask for submissions. Shannon Oakey wrote a great book for fledgling designers and it covers the gamut from self-publishing to getting a book [...]