With Wool is now Value-For-Value

There’s been a project on my to-do list for a long, long time for With Wool. That big project was investigating other places to sell my knitting patterns and potentially also setting up my own dedicated shop on this site. The recent Ravelry redesign and the accessibility issues it created finally pushed additional online shops to the top of my list. After researching my options for different shop platforms and seeing the amount of work involved, I’m doing something completely different.

Instead of selling patterns, I’m offering them under the value-for-value model. If you enjoy a pattern and find value in it, you can pay what it’s worth to you. You can find all my knitting patterns right here. Previously paid patterns will still be available on Ravelry with coupon codes so you can pay what you want.

FYI, as part of this switch I’m also planning to update all of my patterns to fix errata, clarify details, answer questions, and improve layout. You can expect to see those updates over the coming months.

I’m also dipping my toes into subscriptions. If you enjoy and want to support my work, future patterns, and the With Wool Express newsletter, you can become a monthly supporter on my Ko-Fi.

The decision to move to a value-for-value model didn’t happen out of the blue. It’s something I’ve been considering for a long time and the Ravelry redesign was the catalyst. It’s been 10 years since I published my first paid pattern in 2010. It wasn’t until 2019 that I made enough through sales and ko-fi donations to cover all the costs (hosting, email, domain, and payment processing) associated with running With Wool. After taxes, I had enough leftover to buy a single cup of coffee. So, changing things up to try something new isn’t a major risk.

To end this post want to say thank you to everyone who has ever bought a pattern or donated or wrote me note. Your support and kind words have been incredible encouragement to keep going.