Crochet One-Skein Wonders–I’ve Been Published!
The book is organized by yarn weight so it is great for finding projects to use up your yarn stash. Like many crafters I suffer from collecting a vast variety of yarn sizes and fibres. The book is full of bright and colourful pictures. There are a few projects I can’t wait to try: Pinwheel Newboy Cap by Jenny Allbritain and Switchback Scarf by Ryan Hollist.
If you are looking to pick up your very own copy, Barnes & Noble customers will get 5 bonus crochet project patterns with your in-store or online purchase.
The Process
In Spring 2011, I found out online that Storey Publishing was looking for submissions for a new
book. The main criterion was that the project could only use one skein (ball) of yarn. In retrospect, I should have submitted more than one pattern, but most of my amigurumis use multiple colors (therefore more than one skein) and at the time of the deadline I was living in a hotel. The Canada Post strike had just ended, and Storey Publishing was kind enough to wait for my delayed parcel to arrive,
In Summer 2012, I was mailed a sample of my patter including layout to proof read. I remember checking it while visiting my husband’s family in Balmoral, NB.
And now the book is published! It has been a wonderful experience. I did sign a copyright release of the pattern, but only for the book. I still own the copyright which is really wonderful! I will be keeping a lookout for any more similar opportunities.
(I love this picture of Louis Lobster by Keller + Keller Inc!)
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