Issue #02: Winter 2008 Preview Is Live!
Here’s the good news: the Winter 2008 Preview is ready for you all! We have several great patterns that are small and perfect for quick gift knitting or stash busting. Without further ado, view it now!
View the Issue #02: Winter 2008 Preview
Submissions for Spring 2009
Submissions are now open for Issue #03: Spring 2009! If you have a pattern you think would be great for Popknits, please send it on. As warmer weather sets in on the Northern Hemisphere, don’t forget that fall is approaching to those in the Southern Hemisphere. Popknits is season-agnostic! Feel free to submit patterns regardless of their seasonality. To find out more, check our submissions guidelines and download our submissions pack before getting your files together.
Submissions for Spring 2009 close on January 1, 2009.
Popknits Submissions Guidelines
Advertising Slots Are Now 20% Off!
We have a few more slots left open for the Winter Issue especially on the patterns pages. This is a great slot for getting views on your advertisement. Our most popular patterns get thousands of page views. Just imagine your ad on those pages! Traffic to Popknits has been extremely promising over the past three months. The site has been host to more than 45,000 unique visitors with more than 150,000 page views!
If you’re an LYS owner or etsy seller, now is the perfect time to advertise with us. Many of our patterns use yarns that you carry! To be sure, I have posted a list of yarns that are featured in the Winter issue. If you sell these yarns or similar ones that can be substituted, consider placing an ad with us.
If you contact us between today, Thursday, November 20 and Wednesday, November 26, you’ll get your ad at 20% off! Ad submissions close on November 26.
Posted by gleek on 11/20 at 02:03 PM in Issue #02: Winter 2008
Winter Issue Approaching!
Have no fear everyone! I know you haven’t heard much from me, but that’s because I have been hard at work on the Winter 2008 issue. The Winter issue will be online by around the 20th of November. Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know about it, so if you haven’t signed up yet be sure to do it soon. The sign-up form is in the light blue area at the bottom of every Popknits page.
Traffic to Popknits has been extremely promising over the past three months. The site has been host to more than 45,000 unique visitors with more than 150,000 page views! If you’re an LYS owner or etsy seller, now is the perfect time to advertise with us. Many of our patterns use yarns that you carry! To be sure, here is a list of yarns that are featured in the Winter issue. If you sell these yarns or similar ones that can be substituted, consider placing an ad with us.
List of Yarns Featured in the Winter 2008 Issue:
- Valley Yarns “Northampton”
- Lion Brand Yarn Fisherman’s Wool
- Brooklyn Handspun Soft Spun Plus
- Patons Classic Wool Merino
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze
- Posh Yarn Cecilia
Find out more on the Advertising information page.
Posted by gleek on 11/13 at 10:59 PM in Issue #02: Winter 2008
Gossamer Garden Stole Errata
Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader, an error spotted in the Gossamer Garden Stole pattern. The chart has been updated and is available for download.
Please see the Gossamer Garden Stole pattern to download it.
Posted by gleek on 10/26 at 08:57 PM in Issue #01: Fall 2008
Winter Issue Publication Date
Hi Everyone!
Thanks for continuing to visit Popknits as we wind down our Fall Issue and go straight into production on the Winter Issue. This is a quick note to let you know that the Winter Issue will be published on December 1st! I also expect to have up a preview about 1 to 2 weeks prior to the launch of the issue. If you want to get first glance at the patterns, you should either subscribe to the News Blog or to our Mailinglist (the sign-up field is in the light blue footer on the bottom of every page.)
This is also a good time to mention that we’ve had a very steady stream of traffic here at Popknits since the official launch. Nearly 100,000 page views in September alone! If you’re advertiser, that’s a lot of people looking at your ads! If you’re interested in advertising with us, please check out the Advertising Rates page and contact us.
Posted by gleek on 10/26 at 08:45 PM in Issue #02: Winter 2008
Winter Submissions Dealine Approaching!
This is a reminder that the submissions deadline for the Winter 2008 issue is October 1st, only 5 days away! A lot has been going on behind the scenes here at Popknits. I’ve been working on the business side of things including better ways for advertisers to contact us about advertising, tags for all projects for easier searching, and a better advanced search. I’m also working on the layout of the site to make it easier on the eyes for those still using IE6 (which is currently not supported.)
There have been a few great submissions already. Hopefully I’ll see more next week! Please see the Submissions Guidelines page for more information on how to submit your pattern to us.
Posted by gleek on 09/25 at 08:00 PM in Issue #02: Winter 2008
The Premiere Issue is Live!
I’ve gotta make this short and sweet because there’s a lot of moving going on here at my house! That and I need to eat!
The first Popknits issue is live! Click through to the homepage to view. I hope you enjoy it! More to come later about advertising and the new sections on the site.
Popknits Home, Issue #01: Fall 2008
Posted by gleek on 09/01 at 01:32 PM in Issue #01: Fall 2008
A Few Last Minute Items
The launch of the Fall Issue is coming up fast and there are a few last minute items before I hit the publish button.
It’s not too late to advertise for the premiere issue! Popknits has had over 14,000 page views and 5,000 unique visitors in August so far. That’s a lot of people that could be seeing and clicking on your ads! I definitely expect the number to climb in September when the issue goes live so get in on the action now. Prices go up with each issue! In fact, I’m making it an even sweeter deal to advertise for the first issue. Submit your ad now and save 15%!
For all of the designers out there that are looking to submit for the Winter Issue, please note that the Submissions Pack has been updated. I am now asking for your Ravelry username (which will make it easier for me to input your pattern into the Ravelry database) and have changed the order of the pattern elements. Download the newest Submissions Pack in the Downloads area.
Hope you all enjoyed the preview! See you all back here on September 1.
Posted by gleek on 08/22 at 07:47 PM in General News, Pre-Launch Information
The Preview is Up!
To keep this short and sweet, the Fall 2008 preview is online! I hope you all find something here that you like!
P.S. Sorry to mailinglist subscribers! The email accidentally went out twice but I’ve fixed the bug and it should be ok from here on out.
Posted by gleek on 08/15 at 11:09 AM in Issue #01: Fall 2008
Submissions Closed for Fall 2008
A quick note to remind everyone that submissions for the Fall 2008 issue are now closed. If you sent in a submission but received no response, please contact me using the contact form. If you’re interested in submitting something for the Winter 2008 issue, I would love to see your proposal before August 15th (or full submissions can always be submitted before September 15th.)
Posted by gleek on 06/26 at 07:15 PM in Pre-Launch Information
Eleven Days and Counting
We’ve rounded the corner into June here at Popknits (my favorite month!) and I’m already starting to see a few pattern submissions coming through via email. I know it’s been silent here on the news blog but the pace will pick up in late June/early July. Besides being the editor here, I also do freelance web design and coding on the side and I’m mid-stream on a big project that’ll be wrapped up soon, at which time I can put my full attention towards Popknits. If you’re thinking about submitting, rest assured, I am sitting here with needles pointed at attention awaiting your designs.
Also, my family is taking a quick week-long vacation out-of-state next week. All of this is timed to give me (us, really) the well-deserved break we need to head into a busy summer. If I don’t respond to your submissions right away, know that I will as soon as I return home.
Eleven days left!
Posted by gleek on 06/04 at 08:54 PM in General News, Pre-Launch Information
Proposal Deadline Past
The 15th of May has passed and I’m excited to say that I received quite a few beautiful proposals for both the Fall and Winter issues! We have a few hats, some tops, and even a lace stole coming our way. I hope someone out there is thinking about submitting some socks (hint hint) as i have yet to see any cross my mail client.
This also serves as a reminder to those who wish to advertise on Popknits prior to the launch of the Fall issue. I do plan on previewing some of the knits right here on the News blog so I expect some traffic to come this way. The News blog is the most affordable spot on the site to advertise so get in quick and get your slot! See the Advertising Rates section for more details.
Posted by gleek on 05/21 at 09:04 PM in General News, Pre-Launch Information
“Off Season” Garments
Early last week, I took an informal poll over on the Ravelry Popknits group (if you haven’t joined yet, please do!) to see if there was interest in publishing patterns that were off-season (as in, off the Northern Hemisphere’s seasons.) I’m happy to say that poll results showed that 96% of people were definitely interested in seeing a few off-season garments per issue which means that you may submit any vintage inspired pattern at any time, regardless of its wearability for a particular season. I hope to keep Popknits interesting for knitters across the globe and this is one way that will happen.
I look forward to seeing what you all submit! Only a little over a month left before the June 15th submission deadline. If you haven’t contacted me yet about a submission proposal, feel free to use the contact form to get in touch. Otherwise, submit when you have something ready to go. Thanks!
Posted by gleek on 05/09 at 11:21 PM in
Submission Pack Update
It was brought to my attention that I had a logical conundrum occurring between my submissions pack and the copyright information on the Submissions page. Turns out that I accidentally cut and paste the wrong information into my submissions pack documents! Just to summarize, patterns will still be published with the CC license I specify on the Submissions page. Designers are encouraged to distribute the pattern on their own website once the pattern is in archives, but until then to link to Popknits. I ask for this time leeway because 98% of people will look at either:
- the Popknits website.
- the pattern author’s website.
- or Ravelry which will have links to either..
when searching for new patterns. Three months is long enough for the pattern to gain some momentum, be distributed from (or be linked back to) Popknits, and for us to get the traffic we need to survive. Then a new issue is launched and those authors can feel free to distribute the pattern under the same CC license on their website. I hope this clears up any confusion. I think that this arrangement will work best for us all.
Posted by gleek on 05/01 at 03:37 PM in General News
Regarding the Mailinglist
Just a note to say that if you did not receive an activation email from popknits.com regarding the mailinglist after you sign up then please try subscribing again. The system has received a few bounce-back emails from ISPs claiming that the activation email is junk. You need to put popknits.com into your “safe” or “white” lists, if you can. if you have to be specific, the email is coming from steph AT popknits dot com.
Posted by gleek on 04/30 at 04:00 PM in
Ad Rates and A Poll
Just a quick note to let you all know that I’ve posted the advertising rates on the Advertising page. I’m hoping that businesses big and small will find them decidedly middle-of-the-road. The most affordable section to advertise on is this news blog. I’ve made the rates close to Ravelry’s ad rates so that Etsy sellers can get in on the action. There’s more information over on the Advertising page, of course.
I’ve also had some interest in publishing off-season garments in Popknits and I find the idea very appealing. I think that folks in the southern hemisphere get the wrong end of the stick when North American blogs and magazines only cater to northern hemisphere seasons. I’ve set up a poll to see what you think as well. Head over to Mister Poll to give me your opinion. Polls close on Wednesday, April 30.
P.S. If haven’t joined the Popknits Ravelry group, please do!
P.P.S. I’ve also initiated the Popknits Mailinglist sign-up. You can get in on the action below. The sign-up form is at the bottom of every page.
Posted by gleek on 04/27 at 04:55 PM in General News, Pre-Launch Information
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