ahem BEST-SELLING BOOK GOES INTO SECOND PRINTING this is quite cool actually

Lemme give you a little bit of a picture of my September. I had broken my foot in mid-August days after listing this book for pre-order. Having my lower leg immobilized had led to a blood clot; I was uncomfortable and stressed out and it had been many months since I'd been able to take a holiday. 1/

Heyyy, the reprint of MATH FOR KNITTERS has arrived! In Canada, shop local! Shops, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin to carry the book! Everywhere else, shop local too! Shops, @microcosm.bsky.social is our distributor everywhere outside of Canada! microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...

Every so often, connections spiral around through years and contexts and intersect at exactly the right moment. Anyway, I've just added a new project to my gorgeous Gantt chart and I'm just so excited about it.

Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.

I love getting prompted to set up passkeys at more and more websites, for security. But they all say it's the most secure option without mentioning literally any movie where some poor schmuck has their finger chopped for exactly this purpose.

Aside from friends, booksellers, and librarians, where do you get your book recs from? Extra credit if you have favorite queer folks you follow that do book recs, extra EXTRA credit if they love erotica (Are you a queer booktokker, -tuber, or -blogger who might want some review copies? Hit us up!)

I love this post of holiday gift-crafting recommendations from @smartbitches.bsky.social and I'm seriously tempted by both of the first two knitting patterns: smartbitchestrashybooks.com/stuffwelike/...

My very Gen-x purchase of the year.

If you're interested in learning more about my book Math for Knitters and my easier-than-you-expect approach to alterations, visit with me and @vickiehowell.bsky.social in the next session of StitchWell social club, Wednesday, Nov 19th, at 7pm CT. More info at www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellso... 🧶

Hey Vancouver, the auroras are out 😍 Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park

Photos last year from Juno, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bosnia. Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.

For better or worse, indeed...

Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this

This would be very very bad.

Being, like, unabashedly decisive is one of the most freeing things I've learned to be in my 40s. 10/10 highly recommend.

So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?

Folks, MATH FOR KNITTERS is listed as a pre-order at @microcosm.bsky.social because the reprint is making its way to their warehouses. They sold out of the first batch of books I sent them. A good challenge to face, and more books are on the move as I type this. Thanks for your patience!

Starting now, every first Friday of the month will be Creative Forces day on @thetyee.ca. We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡

The streetlights were on when I drove home from a funeral at 3:30 PM today. It felt like dusk. A fitting atmosphere for a funeral and its attendant sadness, but it was in stark contrast to the light and colour my friend brought to the world.

I didn't know my suburban public high school gave a Eugene V. Debs award to a graduating senior until they called my name in the auditorium in the spring of 1994. As I walked to the stage in a daze, I whispered to myself, "How did they know?"

Moose news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My kid and I were looking for a new show. Somehow got him to watch The West Wing, and he did not complain (in the end he said it was kind of boring, but that barely counts). I forgot the ep ended after the best MC entrance ever. I may just get him to watch the 2nd episode with me.

If you didn't run out for the paper yesterday, @kateatherley.bsky.social, well. Keep an eye out later in the week...

Now that @ninetenpub.bsky.social is a member of the @cdnpublishers.bsky.social, you'll see this seal on our website, and soon on our books ❤️🇨🇦📚

When buying books, you can’t always tell if you’re supporting Canadian businesses. But the Certified Canadian Publisher program is changing that. 📚🇨🇦

Thoughts and prayers with all the Lower Mainland parents juggling trick-or-treating, a rainfall warning, and the 5pm Jays game 🎃☔⚾

MATH FOR KNITTERS is out this week, and what a splash it is making, coming in at #5 on the Globe and Mail's Canadian Non-Fiction Bestseller List! Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅

Also thanks to the book team who helped me with this over its long development: @woodvine.bsky.social, @nerwindmonster.bsky.social, @impinasweater.bsky.social, and many early readers and cheerleaders.

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Honestly, I never in a million years imagined that this was something that might apply to me. I'm shocked and thrilled and amazed and most of grateful. So many thanks to @kpwerker.bsky.social and @ninetenpub.bsky.social for their support and hard work. ❤️

Y'ALL. However hard this year has been, I have TWICE in the last four months had the pleasure of texting one of our authors to let them know their book launched onto the Globe bestseller list. So much love to you, @kateatherley.bsky.social!!

I am 💀 HUGE congratulations to Globe bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social!! www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/133b5f1...

You know what feels good? Having enough energy to get so angry that my appointment for bloodwork today was not honoured that I just wrote an angry letter to the BC Minister of Health and the relevant executives at LifeLabs because OMG fix your booking system.

There's been confusion (totally our fault!) about when MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social will be available outside of Canada. The answer is NOW. Here's a pretty quick explanation about what happened, when you can get the book, and where (spoiler: SOON and EVERYWHERE.

The two genders: Math and Beavers (Extremely cool! Well done!)

Coming up next Friday noon, I'll be doing an online Craft Chat with Beth of Yarn Smarts. A quick/easy/friendly/casual insight into Math for Knitters, I'll be sharing some key lessons from the book and answering frequently-asked questions. Register here: www.yarnsmarts.com/service-page... 🧶

I do what I do today because of these.

Want to learn more about my approach to Math for Knitters? Take an online class with me, through Modern Daily Knitting www.moderndailyknitting.com/shop/math-fo... 🧶

Not an either/or! I've long planned to add more booklets/zines to our roster. Also more books, obvs. And in the few weeks since I was interviewed for this, @microcosm.bsky.social took us on for sales and distribution. What a wild fall. Super cool to see MATH FOR KNITTERS front and centre here!

We have an AI clause in our author contracts declaring that the book was written by the author, but also recognizes that AI is in freaking everything now. So the clause requires declaration. If Word is overbearing or whatever, just tell me. If you use Grammarly or whatever, just tell me.

This morning’s hype anthem

This makes two book releases this year timed, by bad luck, with chaos in cross-border shipping. Our other two releases this year were timed, by bad luck, with a maybe-strike and actual strike at Canada Post. I'm tired.

Our shipping carrier is anticipating delays at the border later this week due to changes in the U.S's tariff schedule. Coupled with uncertainty about trade talks between Canada and the U.S, we just don't know how long new direct shipments to U.S. readers will take to arrive. (More 👇)

In Episode 260, @knittingdaddy.bsky.social Greg, @pammaher.bsky.social Pam, and @kateatherley.bsky.social Kate discuss numbers, swatches, and risk tolerance. unravelingpodcast.com/260-2/ ⁠ #UnravelingPodcast #knitting #KnitCast #NCKnitters #NCPodCast #MathForKnitters cc: @ninetenpub.bsky.social

Look, my kid fell in love with baseball during the Jays' post-season ten years ago. I've been a Yankees fan since a busload of 14-yr-olds taught me about baseball nearly 30 years ago. Kid chose the Yankees as his team. He doesn't love that I'm 💯 rooting for the Jays this week, but he'll live.

THAT’S VANCOUVER CANADIAN ADDISON BARGER COMING THROUGH

cutting to celebrities at dodgers stadium will be like “here is 90 seconds of every a-lister you know” and at the skydome it’s “member of schitt’s creek” and “famous prog rock musician” and “well muscled guy trending on tiktok”

Does this mean the first batch of MATH FOR KNITTERS has a mistake? Yep, it does. Hopefully a relatively inconsequential one, but a misprint all the same. Honestly, we're thinking it'll maybe make this first run a collector's edition... (Have I mentioned the book's already in it's 2nd printing?)

I have said it before and I will keep saying it: Copping to mistakes is the single best community-builder for a small business. Every time I let customers know I screwed up, I have lovely, meaningful exchanges with them. People are kind, they appreciate being told the truth, and they are supportive.

Technically, this is a book of spells.