New issue of Knitty is up, and my technical advice column is all about Blocking. I aim to answer a few FAQs, bust a few myths, and provide some easy solutions. knitty.com/ISSUEss26/FE... 🧶

Thanks for sharing the campaign for BE A FOOL, @bikepackingcom.bsky.social!

Today's the LAST DAY for earlybird pricing on x1 and x2 book rewards in our campaign to finance BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros. Get 14% off the cover price in thanks for making your pledge in the first week of the month-long campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin... #KickstarterReads

Spring break comes early in Vancouver, and our shipping operation will be closed from March 13–March 29, 2026. Any orders placed in our online shop during that time will ship beginning March 30 (pre-orders + digital products are not affected). Our books are available at bookstores and craft shops!

For the first time ever, I have reported and remitted royalties to our authors 1) before the absolute last minute, and 2) without stress, and I'm just going to take a moment and sit with this contentment.

In any industry, relationships are central. Something amazing and special about the crafts movement is that relationships often become deep friendships, and those friendships can lead, even after many years, to truly amazing collaborations ❤️

The story of how we came to launch the campaign for BE A FOOL began more than 15 years ago. It's a story of creative community and friendship, and it makes this book even more special to us. Read all about it in our first campaign update over on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

The Zenga Bros have been making videos of their creative adventures since they were kids, so of course they made one about their book, BE A FOOL! Back the Kickstarter today, check out some earlybird rewards, and help us bring the book to life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Love waking up to being more than 10% to our goal already! Yay! We have earlybird pricing for book-level reward tiers just for the first week of the campaign, so why wait to help bring BE A FOOL into the world? www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

🚀 BE A FOOL has launched on @kickstarter.com! This book brings together over 20 years’ of the the Zenga Bros' wild rides, community art projects, tall bikes, creative philosophy, and invitations to play in 160 pages of photos, stories, and inspiration. 🙏 And we need your help! 👇

And now pre-orders are actually working! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/a-u... (Insert gripe about how Shopify requires a bunch of settings for every individual product to be able to be purchased, and it is unnecessarily dumb.)

A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by Michelle Boyd @spindleprincess.bsky.social, is coming in June, and it's now available for pre-order in our online shop 👉 shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/a-u... You can also pre-order through your local bookstore or craft shop, and we encourage you to do that 📚

I was still sick when I recorded these last couple vids. My hair is A Situation lol.

Still nerding out about all the "other" pages in books, and this time I have a question for YOU: Do you read the info the publisher puts at the end of the book? Is it different for print books and ebooks? Please share all of your opinions about this thing nobody ever talks about!

Had to have Kate Atherley’s latest book!

Even here in Canada, schools and libraries are regularly asked to remove books from their shelves. Banning books affects the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read. Better that Canadians be free to read, and to read critically! #FTRWeek www.freedomtoread.ca

Love this photo 🤩

Our pals at Pownal Street Press just launched their first campaign @kickstarter.com, and I love that there's a reward option to have a copy of the book donated to a library. Check out Corn & Tortillas: Love Shared! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cor...

Look, I get that most people do not read every single page of a book like I always have. I read the acknowledgements, I read the stuff the publisher puts at the end about other books I might like. And yes, I read copyright page. Sometimes there's very interesting stuff on there! More 👇

In other words, if you've been waiting on me for six weeks or more, please email me again!

This is an excellent statement by @cdnpublishers.bsky.social, strongly opposing the book ban in Alberta. Nine Ten is a proud member of the ACP and stands with all who fight to uphold the freedom to read. publishers.ca/alberta-book...

Lil bit about the book business and, like for any business, the importance of establishing stable, predictable revenue. More in the 🧵👇

Books BC is looking for its next Executive Director. Full details of the job post can be found through the following link: www.books.bc.ca/careers/exec.... The deadline to apply is February 9th.

There is one major exception to my plea to buy our books from your local shop, and that exception is pre-sales and Kickstarters. Pre-sales and crowdfunding help finance production of our books, and support of those efforts enables me to get this tiny press off the ground 👇

See, this is why I love how @kpwerker.bsky.social does business: it's not just about making the most money, it's about supporting people in doing the work they love, and supporting other small businesses so they can stay afloat.

We benefit from the widest margins when you buy our books directly from us, but we still encourage you to buy from your local shop! In Part 1, I explained the time factor (time I spend shipping books is time I can't spend *making* books); here in Part 2 is the money factor. Got questions? Ask away!

Heyyy book lovers. We'll soon launch the Kickstarter for our next book & if you follow the page now you'll be alerted the moment the campaign starts! The book is BE A FOOL – a surefire path creative freedom, that's for sure – and it's by the Zenga Bros so you know it's gonna be a fun and wild ride.

One of the major shifts at Nine Ten in 2026 is a move away from selling books directly to readers (EXCEPT for special bundles, signed copies, and pre-orders! I'll do a video about those exceptions soon!). Here's why 👇 Got questions about this? Ask away! #publishing #CanadianBooks #SmallBusiness

Rounding out intros to our books, the one that started it all: SHEEP, SHEPHERD & LAND, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social with photos by @fermefiolafarm.bsky.social . An important CORRECTION to the video: This book is available EVERYWHERE books are sold, not only in Canada! 1/2

This one's for you, quilters! It's QUILTING, by Andrea Tsang Jackson @3rdstoryworkshop.bsky.social, and it is a very nontraditional quilt book. Read on 👇

The BESTEST

Sometimes a publisher acquires rights to a book published in another country, so they can publish the book specifically for the country they're in. That's what we did with THE MAGIC OF POCKETS (Canadian Edition), by Jess Driscoll. This Canadian version is available only here in Canada BUT –

Now that @ninetenpub.bsky.social books are available through bookstores, craft shops and libraries in a lot of places, I'm no longer prioritizing shipping. Please please please buy/borrow our books where you live. Keep your dollars in your community. We all benefit that way!

Introducing the first book we ever printed: @kateatherley.bsky.social's CUSTOM-FIT HATS! It's a unique and infinitely customizable recipe for knitting hats in any yarn, at any gauge, for any head size. Learn more about it and find buy buttons at ninetenpublications.ca/books/custom...!

This is a very niche post, but it is wild to load ShipStation and be alerted that Sendle, which very obviously did not handle tariffs/de minimis/Canada Post strike well, has already ceased operations. They did pickups, which was HUGE. Anyway. Not surprised, but def disappointed.

Not sure why the video didn't show up properly, so:

Next up as we introduce each of our books: MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social. It's a bestseller both in the it-made-the-Globe-bestseller-list way and also because it is, far and away, our best selling book to date ❤️

Continuing our series introducing our books with THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social. It's a deep dive into the Canadian wool supply chain, from what it takes (and what it costs) to grow high-quality wool, process it, and bring it to market.

Continuing our series introducing our books with THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social. It's a deep dive into the Canadian wool supply chain, from what it takes (and what it costs) to grow high-quality wool, process it, and bring it to market.

Thought I'd do some quick intros to our books! First up: GATHERING COLOUR, by @caitlinffrench.bsky.social. Such a beautiful book. Ask your local bookseller for it, buy a signed copy on our website, or order outside of Canada from @microcosm.bsky.social at microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book....

And what a year it was. Thank you for weathering the challenges of 2025 with us, and for celebrating the joys. Here's to a fabulous New Year!

And what a year it was. Thank you for weathering the challenges of 2025 with us, and for celebrating the joys. Here's to a fabulous New Year!

You and me both. ❤️

No exaggeration, I banged the table and silent screamed when I saw this.

2025 was the pits in many ways, but not all ways. Our pals at @microcosm.bsky.social have been a source of joy, support and deep nerdy conversations, and partnering with them to make our books available worldwide has been the absolute best. From their newsletter today 👇 (@kateatherley.bsky.social!!)

The spring was truly wild. I wrote all about it 👇

This is on my list to get in 2026.

It seems almost impossible, but the holidays are finally upon us. Nine Ten operations will be slowing down considerably. 📣 Orders placed in our online shop may or may not ship until full operations resume on January 5, 2026. Our books are available wherever books are sold, including craft shops.

It seems almost impossible, but the holidays are finally upon us. Nine Ten operations will be slowing down considerably. 📣 Orders placed in our online shop may or may not ship until full operations resume on January 5, 2026. Our books are available wherever books are sold, including craft shops.

The True Cost of Wool is about the wool industry in Canada - the harsh realities of the current situation, the potential for change, the barriers. It makes one value local fibre that much more. A slim tome packed with detailed research that tells an important story. + a Globe & Mail Bestseller! 2/2