So you’re considering submitting a design or article to Knotions? That’s great! We welcome both experienced and new designers and writers.
Get on our email list so we can let you know about calls-for-submissions!
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
Chart guidelines for Knitting
Charts should follow these guidelines. If you use Stitch Mastery, please submit the knt2 files as well as pngs.
- Odd rows are RS, even rows are WS.
- For flat knitting, RS row numbers are on the right and WS row numbers on the left. For in-the-round, all row numbers are on the right.
- If your first row is a WS row, call that “Setup” so your first real row can be Row 1 and on the right side.
- Include column numbers.
- All key symbols use the Standard Abbreviations; any additional sts are defined in the pattern.
- Key has RS and WS definitions for all sts worked on both sides. If your chart is for in-the-round, there should be NO WS definitions on the chart.
- Chart shows the RS of fabric.
- This means that stockinette looks like all knits (regardless of flat or in-the-round) and garter is a row of knits followed by a row of purls.
- Include edge sts when possible.
How do I Submit?
Just fill out our form and it gets sent to us!
WHAT’S YOUR SCHEDULE?
We publish monthly.
Here are the themes for each issue, and a link to each mood board to give you some ideas.
We haven’t yet created mood boards for most 2021 issues, but they’re coming! If you have any questions now, please use our Contact Us.
| Nov 2020 | Estonian | Pinterest Mood Board: Stitch patterns, colors, stars, snowflakes and beads. |
| Dec 2020 | Small Items | Pinterest Mood Board: Any smaller, giftable item, including non-wearables |
| Jan 2021 | Sets | Pinterest Mood Board: Mitts and hat, scarf and hat, baby booties and hat, spa sets (clearly, lots of hats here) |
| Feb 2021 | Socks | Unique Socks |
| Mar 2021 | STEAM | Continuing our STEM theme from April 20. |
| Apr 2021 | Shawls | Irregular shapes |
| May 2021 | Water | Continuing the elements theme from Nov 20 |
| Jun 2021 | India | Colors and patterns inspired by the subcontinent. If you’re from that area, the design also needs to be inspired by India. |
| Jul 2021 | Impressionist | Colors, yarn, shading, light and brush strokes. |
| Aug 2021 | Tutorials | |
| Sep 2021 | Architecture: Tile | Tilework (including roofs, floors, mosaics) |
| Oct 2021 | Irish/Gansey | Not just sweaters–use patterns in accessories too |
| Nov 2021 | Authors | Inspired by great authors |
| Dec 2021 | Mythology | Greek/Roman |
| Jan 2022 | Fasteners | Buttons, connectors, latches or self-fasteners. As long as they’re integral to the piece and unusual/inspired. Not just 5 buttons down the front of a cardigan. |
DUE DATES
This one is important, and it’s for both US and International designers.
Starting with the May 2020 issue, we’ll be making all designs due at the same time. This means a few things:
- Due dates for every issue is 7 months before the issue name. It doesn’t matter if you’re from the US or International. The dates are the same for everyone.
- As an example, the May 2020 issue submissions are due October 1, 2019.
- This also means that we will NOT be deciding on accepts or declines until after that date passes. Since there are a few different dates, we’ll give you an example for the May 2020 issue:
- October 15th: You’ll hear from us (but as always, probably sooner).
- February 1st: For US submissions – we’ll need you to mail the FO to the photographer.
- April 25th: Launch
Knotions does the photography?
Yep!
And it’s free to you. It’s a big service we offer to our designers. We use a professional photographer and you’re able to use the pics once the rights revert back to shared.
This means you don’t need to submit photos!
Payment
We strive for fair and equitable payment to our designers. Payment for all published patterns is currently between 75 and 200 USD. Payments are made via Paypal approximately 2 months after the issue goes live.
Payments are determined by a combination of factors, including:
- The template. The template, The template, The template. Yes, we repeated it. Yes, it’s that important.
- Pageviews (via Google Analytics).
- # Favorites, Queues and Projects in Ravelry.
- Designer responsiveness to Knotions.
- Designer responsiveness to crafters who have questions.
- The amount of your promotion (and yes, it impacts all the others listed but we like to call that one out separately as well).
- Quality of your pattern.
- The template (just in case you missed it!)
Statement of Originality – Our Contract
You’ll need to accept this when you submit, so here it is so you can read it now.
I warrant that:
- I am the original creator and have not infringed upon the existing intellectual property rights of any third party.
- The original work has not been previously published, in whole or in part, elsewhere in any format.
I agree to hold harmless and indemnify Knotions from any and all expenses, losses, liabilities, damages and third-party claims that may arise from any infringement of such intellectual property rights.
I confirm that the one-time payment I receive from Knotions is my full payment for exclusive electronic media distribution rights for three months, and non-exclusive electronic media distribution rights in perpetuity. I confirm that I will include the notice “Originally published in Knotions Magazine” and always include the Knotions issue as a source in Ravelry if I choose to publish the pattern in any media format once the period of exclusivity has ceased.
This notice serves as my written permission to allow Knotions to publish my pattern and all related images in its current and all future formats.
Articles
Articles should be emailed to our submissions team. Articles on any knitting- or crochet-related topic are welcome — techniques, projects, companion to a pattern and humor are just a few examples.
Articles should be between 500 and 1,500 words in length, and submitted in Microsoft Word (preferable) or a plain text file. Placement and captions for each photo should be noted but please keep them separate from the Word doc. Please put the name of each image in the Word doc to show its caption and placement, and please make sure you include the pic separately. If you’re presenting a technique, step-by-step photos are required.
In your email cover letter, please include a signed Statement of Originality (copied from here and pasted in email is fine as long as you type your name and date below it) and the following author Information:
- Full Name as you want it to appear in the article
- Thumbnail photo of yourself
- Short bio (up to 50 words) written in the third person
- Blog or Web site address (optional)
- Paypal email address
Payment
Payment for all published articles is currently between 50 and 75 USD. Payments are made via Paypal approximately 2 months after the article goes live.
Statement of Originality
By typing my name and date below, I warrant that:
- I am the original creator of the work and have not infringed upon the existing intellectual property rights of any third party.
- The original work has not been previously published, in whole or in part, elsewhere in any format.
I agree to hold harmless and indemnify Knotions from any and all expenses, losses, liabilities, damages and third-party claims that may arise from any infringement of such intellectual property rights.
I confirm that the one-time payment I receive from Knotions is my full payment for exclusive electronic media distribution rights for three months, and non-exclusive electronic media distribution rights in perpetuity. This notice serves as my written permission to allow Knotions to publish my article and all related images in its current and all future formats.
