5 Ways to Contribute to the Knitting Community

This week we’ve been discussing the characteristics of a Fearless Knitter; curiosity, creativity, and contribution.

It’s all part of clearly defining the mission of The Yarnist and how we encourage and support each of these ideals.

Today we’re going to talk about 5 different ways you can keep this yarn craft tradition alive.

Share Your Knowledge

One of the main reasons we launched The Yarnist Society, our members only private community, is to connect knitters with different skills levels and interests together.

The result is a thriving community of incredibly supportive people from all over, sharing tips, asking questions, and cheering each other on.

I’ve seen a lot of online forum and groups and none are quite like this one. But any place you can go to connect with other like minded crafters is good.

We are smarter as a group than we are on our own, and our community is a testament to that!

Teach Your Craft

There’s only one reason you are knitting today.

Someone taught you how.

Whether it was through New Stitch A Day videos on YouTube, a class at the local library, or a relative sitting down with you, you weren’t born knowing how to knit.

In order for this craft to continue surviving it’s important that we take time to pass it on to the next generation.

So if you can, start a group at church, work, or offer to teach a neighbor.

Heck you can ever start a YouTube channel or host classes!

Donate Projects and Supplies

Most of us knit for others. That is a contribution to their love buckets.

It’s also important to knit for those in need. You can knit hats for chemo patients, socks for soldiers, or prosthetic boobs for women who’ve had a mastectomy.

And there are schools, prisons, and other charity organizations who could use some of that stash you’re probably never going to use too. 😉

Publish A Pattern

This is certainly not for everyone, but there’s something to be said for adding to the great collections of knitting patterns in the world.

It may be a creative outlet for you, or a business endeavor, but designing and publishing patterns is an important way to contribute to the craft.

And maybe it isn’t a pattern. Maybe you just need to document your learning journey through a blog. Perhaps you can write a book about Bulgarian knitting (I don’t think there is one yet), or create a travel guide for knitters through Korea.

There are so many ways you can add to the conversation about knitting, and if you don’t do it, who will?

Support Designers, Creators, and Yarn Stores

Certainly this is a little self serving. I literally make my living because people like you buy my products.

And that allows me to focus all of my energy on creating more content.

So it’s an important act to support your favorite designers by buying a pattern, or attending an online workshop, or buying yarn from a hand dyer at a craft fair.

You’re helping to yarn economy to flourish, even if it’s just by watching that annoying ad on YouTube.

It’s likely you’re doing many of these things already, and if not, that’s perfectly fine. No one’s trying to guilt anyone here. It’s not important HOW you contribute to the community, but here at The Yarnist we think everyone should try.

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Garter Slip Stitch Rib

I LOVE me some ribs.

Rib stitches I mean. I love BBQ ribs too but good ones are hard to come by in Estonia.

Ribbing is so useful and usually pretty easy to knit.

This is a rib stitch I found in today’s pattern pick, and I love how it combines the horizontal garter stitch rows with the vertical slip stitch columns.