Amy Sadler, Knitty

Amy Sadler, Knitty

From The Long Thread Podcast by Long Thread Media

April 18, 2026 · 49 min · Season 14

About this episode

Amy Sadler discusses the evolution of Knitty, an influential online knitting publication.

Before Ravelry, before knitting podcasts, before the internet fully found its craft obsession, there was Knitty. Amy Sadler shares the inspiration and evolution of the online knitting phenomenon. In the early 2000s, as the internet became part of daily life for millions, Amy Sadler began a knitting blog. The blog movement connected knitters around the world (whether newbies or longtime stitchers) and sparked friendships and inspiration. Amy participated in a blog ring, which directed readers from one blog to another, and saw the opportunity to collect and present the clever patterns and ideas that were cropping up around the web. She put out a call for patterns, her husband coded the website, and she released the first Knitty in Fall 2002. Since the first issue, Knitty has released 95 issues (and counting), becoming one of the most respected and longest established knitting periodicals currently published in any format. Knitty was the first publication to include patterns by knitting stars including Cookie A, Gudrun Johnston, Ysolda Teague, Stephen West, and Kate Gilbert. The magazine’s technique section has offered groundbreaking new ideas including Jeny’s Magic Cast-On. Knitty…

People in this episode

Guest: Amy Sadler

Topics covered

  • knitting
  • online communities
  • craft blogging
  • pattern publishing
  • sock knitting
  • size inclusivity

Keywords

  • Knitty
  • knitting patterns
  • craft blogs
  • online knitting community
  • sock knitting craze
  • size ranges
  • free patterns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knitty, Ravelry, Long Thread Media

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