knitwear by joan

I am SO excited to announce that my sophomore book, Light & Breezy Knitwear, is finally available for pre-order!! Please see below for a list of links where you can purchase the book. If you come across a retailer that’s not listed below, I would love to know so please leave a comment or DM me! I can’t wait until pub date!!!

Hey friends! Thanks so much for your interest in testing my summer knits book. This is the second (and final) batch of patterns that I’m looking for knitters to test. In this email, you’ll find project details for the final 6 patterns from the 15-design collection.  To apply to test any of the patterns below, click on the banner and follow the Google Form links. Signing up for multiple patterns is encouraged, as I do try my best to find a test for everyone […]

Guyssss I am SO excited to announce that I’ll be releasing a summer knits book (pub date: spring 2025). It’s been a dream come true to publish book 1, and this time I am even MORE thrilled because it features SUMMER KNITS! Yesss!!! Summer! If you would like to apply to test knit the patterns from the book, please continue further! Below are the first 9 patterns from the book, the remaining 6 patterns will be available for testing next […]

Since I am working on the publisher’s deadline, timelines are firm. Although the entire test knit is 10 weeks, I will require tester notes at the 6 week mark. The majority of the patterns use bulky weight yarn, so they will knit up relatively quickly. If you notice any errors, please let me know asap! What yarn can I use? Any! You can use any yarn or combination of yarns that will give you gauge. Can I sign up for more than one test? Yes, absolutely! However I will try my best to […]

Since March, I’ve been working hard on designing, knitting, and photographing a collection of patterns that represent the kind of knitwear I love the most – cables cables cables! My book (name TBD) is a collection of 15 cable knit sweaters and tops that I truly hope you love as much as I do.  The tentative release date is September 2023 with a pre-order happening sometime in the spring! One of the final steps to bring this project to fruition is test knitting. While I’ve done my best to ensure accuracy, the test […]

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