Cooperative Press is pleased to announce our latest release, What Would Madame Defarge Knit?: Creations Inspired By Classic Characters, edited by Heather Ordover of the popular podcast CraftLit. With 20+ patterns/projects and accompanying essays, there’s something for everyone, including 4 crocheted patterns, detailed directions for two types of dyeing, and even directions for light-up pattern pieces using e-textiles. Jen Minnis, who created all the art for the book, also contributed a one-of-a-kind project that will allow you to make a Peter Pan-themed shadow puppet theatre at home.
WWMDfK? is unusual in a number of ways. First, the book has its own website, which will contain live links to additional material that can’t be contained in a print book, such as video tutorials, additional images, and more.
Second, the designers and contributors will be earning royalties from every sale — not a single, low, one-time-only payment for their work.
And third, by designing the book as a black-and-white Victorian era pastiche, complete with “woodcuts” and hand-drawn illustrations, we’ve kept production costs down, which means a lower price for you and better royalties for the contributors.
We’re all very proud of Madame, and we can’t wait to share her with you.
You can also see all of the patterns on the book’s Ravelry pattern source page.
Dianne Read-Jackson, Erica Hernandez, Dawn Ellerd
Hunter Hammersen, Syne Mitchell, Gretchen Funk
Meg Warren, Andi Smith & Shannon Okey, Erica Hernandez
Brenda Dayne, Heather Ordover (both patterns 2 and 3)
Dawn Ellerd, Gretchen Funk, Erica Hernandez
Meg Warren (patterns 1 and 2), Chrissy Gardiner
Dawn Ellerd (patterns 1 and 2), Kathleen Rogers
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