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Update #7: Getting rewards out!
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Update #6: SIX hours to go!
I didn't know what a big day this would be when our Kickstarter campaign began. Not only will we be funded today, but it looks as if we'll finally be releasing our next book (What Would Madame Defarge Knit?) into the wild, too. Thank you for all your enthusiasm this month, it's made a work-filled whirlwind go really quickly!
A few quick notes: there's still an unclaimed handknit socks reward package, and if you've never had handknit socks, you really don't know what you've been missing. Thanks to my friend and Felt Frenzy co-author Heather Brack for offering to knit this the most recent pair!
As soon as possible after the project closes, I'll be using Kickstarter's built-in tools to ask you for information that will help me deliver your rewards, whether it's your email or mailing address, or other options. With the digital rewards (e-books, patterns, etc), I'll send out a download link from e-junkie.com, so please make sure they're in your safelist if you do heavy spam filtering.
With only six hours left, posting this project on social media might jog a few "oh yeah, I meant to do that!"s from people, so it's still very much appreciated!
Thank you again, from me particularly, but also from everyone whose hard work goes into these books!
Shannon
Update #5: Less than 70 hours left! + news re: Fresh Designs Crochet
You know it's serious when Kickstarter begins to count down in hours instead of days! As of this update, we're less than 70 hours away from the finish line. (And $105 away from $12,000!)
I wanted to let all of our supporters know that (in response to feedback from the crochet community) we decided to move up our plans for the Fresh Designs Crochet series. We made an announcement about the series editor MK Carroll today. MK is a thoughtful and forward-thinking designer who will help us publish the very best possible follow up to the knit-focused Fresh Designs books, and to put out the kinds of extraordinary crochet books fiber arts people want to see.
CHA (the Craft and Hobby Association) recently published its 2010 study numbers on craft participation. Crocheting outranks knitting in terms of dollars spent -- $1.062 billion! -- and is #3 to knitting's #9 in terms of overall household participation (17.4 million households crochet, and 13 million knit). It makes sense to move forward on Fresh Designs Crochet now, particularly in light of the strong support we've gotten from our Kickstarter backers. Thank you.
With all that said -- final push -- could you please retweet/post about the final hours of our Kickstarter campaign and, if you're a crocheter, about the new Fresh Designs series?
Thank you again from all of the people who are building Cooperative Press from the ground up...the editors, the designers, the authors, photographers and more.
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Shannon
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What to get for the knitter who has everything? Shannon will create the ultimate gift "basket," featuring a Lexie Barnes knitting bag, hand-dyed yarn, a handmade felt scarf by Shannon and much more, such as local chocolate, Knitgrrl patterns, etc. EDITED TO ADD: This will also include all Fresh Designs books in whichever version you prefer, and all current Knitgrrl patterns.
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Shannon Okey is known in the fiber arts community as the author or editor of 13 books, including The Knitgrrl Guide To Professional Knitwear Design, the first business-focused book in industry history geared towards designers. She's the former editor of a UK-based monthly knitting magazine, and was named one of only six "New Guard of Knitting" in Vogue Knitting's 25th anniversary issue. She's appeared on numerous crafty TV shows and currently serves as the expert columnist for Knitting Today! magazine.
