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

As the year wraps up I'm highlighting a few of the books I read in 2025 that have stuck with me! Non-fiction -The True Cost of Wool by Anna Hunter! (Paired with a book I featured last year as the two are in such close conversation: Vanishing Fleece by Parkes). Why has this one stuck with me? 1/2

"Capable and straightforward guidance" is the cozy knitting approach we need right now, am I right? Thanks, @knitty.com, for this review of MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social! Read the whole thing at knitty.com/ISSUEw25/FEA....

i would like to attest to the fact that my knitting has definitely benefitted from Kate Atherley's "capable & straightforward guidance". I am still indebted to her for solving the pointy ears problem when grafting toes. 🧶🧦

"Capable and straightforward guidance" is the cozy knitting approach we need right now, am I right? Thanks, @knitty.com, for this review of MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social! Read the whole thing at knitty.com/ISSUEw25/FEA....

2025 has been WILD. Here's my recap of the first quarter of the year. A book release, tariffs, exports, and a trade org application I thought would be accepted within weeks... dispatches-from-nine-ten-pub.ghost.io/2025-recap-p...

I legit committed to @ninetenpub.bsky.social's biggest (by 2x) print run ever based on 1 viral IG post about the book, 1 email from a massive knitting business that resulted in 80 pre-orders in a day, and like 5 days of pacing and muttering and deciding to trust my gut. If I had not done that,

Still thinking about Heated Rivalry as a huge publishing story. I cannot stop. I'd ask for someone to send help, but this whole thing is really just giving me life, tbh.

New article on the hot new @knitty.com... all about reading garment sizing info and choosing a size. Featuring me wearing a ridiculously fantastic recent thrift-store purchase! knitty.com/ISSUEw25/FEA...

I'm chewing on an idea and asked newsletter subscribers about it today. I can't duplicate the poll here, but I'd love to know what you think—leave a reply, eh? The idea would be to set up a simple membership for connecting, sharing feedback about Nine Ten project ideas, maybe video call meetups...

A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by Michelle Boyd, has a cover! Pre-order it by backing the project on Kickstarter for a limited time for the option to add an exclusive WPI tool. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Someone practically burst through the shop door today and growled (in that happy I want it way), “Maaath Boooook” and then went right for Math for Knitters by @kateatherley.bsky.social Why yes, we are ordering more stock already, why do you ask? 😊 🧶 #knitting #yarnshop

Nearing the end of this bananas year I am having Ideas again. What would you think if I launched something like a Nine Ten Lab -- a paid membership for piloting ideas, testing things out, asking for feedback and suggestions, members get things first & help to shape what Nine Ten makes and becomes...

BC stories that are perfect for every giftee you have 📚🎁 To celebrate #BCBuyLocal Week we're sharing these BC books that you can shop at your local indie bookseller www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/12/03/b...

It even had a few sewing techniques I wasn’t familiar with! A perfect book for the sewist in your life and very suitable for beginners as well. I would have liked a few more illustrations for some of the techniques but the instruction sections are very clear. 2/2

Book 87 for 2025: The Magic of Pockets: A Feminist's Guide to Adding Pockets to Clothing That Really Should Have Pockets to Begin With by Jess Driscoll. This is a delightful little book with some fashion history & some down to earth techniques on making pockets. 1/2

To be clear, this is directly relevant to publishing in Canada. And it is the only way to publish as a startup press that doesn't qualify for grants and won't for a long time. Also, IT. IS. GOOD. BUSINESS. Which is something that seems decidedly lacking in what we assume about our culture sector.

This is the way. (Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)

Getting a late start to my Monday because I had to get these very publishing, very Canadian, ideas out of my head OH MY GOD. (I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)

Well this is delightful cc @ninetenpub.bsky.social

The Hurt Book Sale is on! We won't pass these mildly scuffed books off as perfect, but they are exactly the same except for some minor bumps and bruises, mostly to the cover at the edges or corners. Here's your chance to pick one up at a great price! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...

This, from MATH FOR KNITTERS author @kateatherley.bsky.social high school math teacher, is EVERYTHING 🥹📚🙏 cc: @microcosm.bsky.social

Just ordered for my daughter! (well, and me, who am I kidding)

We’ve got it in Vancouver! 🇨🇦🧶 www.urbanyarns.com/math-for-kni...

❤️

Y'all, there IS something about this book. The author IS very, very good at math and at explaining stuff. Also it's a topic every knitter knows they can learn more about and there isn't really another book that covers the basics like this.

Resurrecting the newsletter/blog about getting Nine Ten off the ground. Over the next few weeks I'll recap this excruciating year and tie it all into my missions to get Nine Ten onto solid footing and to convince our Canadian industry to support early-stage presses. Come along and bring questions!

Top of my Christmas list (for me and knitting friends)!

Check out Knotions Magazine's detailed (and very positive!) review of MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social, in their STEM issue. They say that "nearly every knitter should have a copy of this book," and obviously we agree! knotions.com/kate-atherle...

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

Insights into the world of indie publishing. And an explanation while I'll be forever grateful to @kpwerker.bsky.social & @ninetenpub.bsky.social. I was part of the company at its founding, but it's solely in Kim's hands now. I'm grateful for her incredible support & hard work in difficult times. ❤️

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...

Welp, we're on TikTok now. For better or worse? Come say hi over there and let us know all the bookish and crafty accounts we should follow. We are, obvs, @ ninetenpub – www.tiktok.com/@ninetenpub

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?