Our CORE values

 

CREATIVITY

We celebrate imagination, inspiration, and inventiveness of pattern designers, makers, dyers, illustrators, and yarnies.

We believe that your creativity is beautiful!

DIVERSITY

We are committed to partnering with, supporting, and promoting creatives of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexualities, genders, and bodies.

HAPPINESS

We strive to create a community and products that offer moments of happiness, fulfillment, and satisfaction through creative expression and our shared nerdiness.

INTEGRITY

As we develop products, content, and services our guiding questions are:

  • Does this align with each of our core values?

  • Does this honor our integrity?

EDUCATION

We believe that learning is a lifelong adventure that promotes change within ourselves, our community, and the world. As we learn, we have the potential to do better for ourselves and others.

 

While our existing team and partnerships are diverse in many ways, we can do better. As we continue to grow and offer opportunities, we are committed to:

  • Actively reaching out to new partners, makers, freelancers, and models to expand the range of voices and representation in our photography, interviews, patterns, and collaborations.

  • Holding ourselves accountable when we make a mistake by apologizing and taking actions to ensure that the mistake is not repeated.

  • Cultivating education on equity, privilege, discrimination, and anti-racism work by providing resources to our team members and community.

  • Listening to learn, not respond; practicing curiosity.

As a team we also recognize that creating a business that lives up to our values is an ongoing process; it does not stop with a blog post, a book, or a course. Practicing our values requires deliberate, intentional action. We choose to take action by:

  • Voting!

  • Learning from leaders who have lived experience and paying anti-racism educators for their work.

  • Amplifying the teachings of thought leaders, activists, and educators on social media and in our newsletters.

  • Investing in makers of color monetarily through wholesale and retail relationships.

  • Supporting and advocating for mental health care.


Our Creative team

Jeananne Atthowe Pattern Designer | Professional Yarn Squisher (Pronouns: she/her)

Jeananne Atthowe
Pattern Designer | Professional Yarn Squisher
(Pronouns: she/her)

Aaron Birch Graphic Designer (Pronouns: he/him) Portfolio

Aaron Birch
Graphic Designer
(Pronouns: he/him)
Portfolio

Katie Marsh Copy Editor | Copy Writer | Wearer of Many Hats (Pronouns: she/her)

Katie Marsh
Copy Editor | Copy Writer | Wearer of Many Hats
(Pronouns: she/her)

Ashley Osayande Graphic Designer (Pronouns: She/her) Website

Ashley Osayande
Graphic Designer
(Pronouns: She/her)
Website

Jessica Gamache of Totally Rad Yarn Pattern Designer | Yarn Dyer | Partner in Creativity (Pronouns: she/her) Instagram | Website

Jessica Gamache of Totally Rad Yarn
Pattern Designer | Yarn Dyer | Partner in Creativity
(Pronouns: she/her)
Instagram | Website

Kirstan Graham of DKGraham Graphic Designer (Pronouns: she/her) Instagram | Website

Kirstan Graham of DKGraham
Graphic Designer
(Pronouns: she/her)
Instagram | Website

Ali Katzenmyer Layout Designer | Maker (Pronouns: she/her)

Ali Katzenmyer
Layout Designer | Maker
(Pronouns: she/her)

Emily Reiter Consulting Technical Editor Website

Emily Reiter
Consulting Technical Editor
Website


Our yarn Partners

Nia Miles The Crochet Cove Yarn Dyer Website | Instagram

Nia Miles
The Crochet Cove
Yarn Dyer
Website | Instagram

Simi & Kurt Loyd Boss Kitty Yarn Dyer Website | Instagram | Twitch

Simi & Kurt Loyd
Boss Kitty
Yarn Dyer
Website | Instagram | Twitch


Where are we donating?

$200.00
Updated: 11/29/2022

Source: Sample Sales + Match


$112.00
Updated: 01/31/2022

Source: Initial Donation from Cerulean Orchid

$93.00
Updated: 09/03/2022

Source: Rainbow Eucalyptus Pattern Sales


$105.00
Updated: 12/31/2021

Source: Woodland Wanderer Pattern Sales

$140.00
Updated: 11/29/2022

Source: Kit Sales + Rainbow Patterns