The following are rates for Knit Now Magazine.
—Posted 28 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2015
Is your design: Knit
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: 60GBP (approx. $87 at time of posting)
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): N/A
Was your design: a response to a call for submissions
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: Yes
Relationship with company: ongoing/pre-existing relationship
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: Yes, with success
Briefly describe your royalty payments: N/A
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Designer/Company
Yardage of sample: up to 250yds [229m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Fingering (Sock)
Type of design: Home Decor
How many sizes did you grade?: 3
Primary stitch used in the design: Lace
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? The Editor seems to have the communications down to a science and is very cooperative. Photography of the samples was lovely. Tech Editing is spot on. Knit Now has my favourite style sheet; very easy to use. Yarn support does not always arrive quickly, however it does travel half way around the world and I am appreciative that the magazine accepts International submissions.
—Posted 28 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2014
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: $315
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): N/A
Was your sample returned?: No
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: No
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: Flat fee.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 6-9 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: 750-1000yds [686-915m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Aran
Type of design: Sweater- Cardigan/Pullover
Primary stitch used in the design: Cables
Would you work with this company again?: No
How would you rate your experience with this company? 1/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Payment was not made on time. They lost my sample in the mail. It was insured and it was not sent in time to activate the insurance(Royal Post limits the time between purchase and post). First check was sent with incorrect information. At the time, there was no direct payment option. Editor was great to work with, tech editors were not very communicative, and obviously the staff in charge of mailing samples was not so great.
—Posted 27 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2015
Is your design: Knit
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: 70 GBP (approx $102 at time of posting)
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): 0 GBP
Was your design: a response to a call for submissions
Was your sample returned?: No
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: first time working with company
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Designer
Yardage of sample: up to 250yds [229m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Worsted
Type of design: Hat
Primary stitch used in the design: Stranded
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 4/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Sample has not YET been returned, but I’m sure that it will be. There was a minor mix up with the payment, and I was paid a few weeks late according to the terms of the contract, but not really a big deal. I emailed and it was fixed that day. Otherwise this was a super easy pub. Easy to work with the magazine, easy on my end. My only gripe with this magazine (which is nothing to do with the magazine itself) is that shipping samples costs so much! Otherwise I would submit all the time. I might submit anyway despite the shipping costs, because rights revert after 4 months, which is great, and I appreciated that no one bothered me, I didn’t bother them, I sent in my sample and pattern, they published it, easy peasy.
—Posted 27 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2013
Is your design: Knit
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: 100 GBP (approx $146 at time of posting)
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): 0 GBP
Was your design: a response to a call for submissions
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: Yes
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: N/A although the magazine is investigating the possibility of an online marketplace at some point in the future. Proposed terms which were initially floated for this idea include 50% of sale price to the designer after tax and payment processing fees deducted; designer-set price; non-exclusivity; and semi-annual payments.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – N/A
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: 750-1000yds [686-915m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Aran
Type of design: Afghan/Blanket
Primary stitch used in the design: Double Knitting
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? A pleasure to work with.
—Posted 27 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2013
Is your design: Knit
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: 80 GBP (approx $117 at time of posting)
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): 0 GBP
Was your design: a response to a call for submissions
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: Yes
Relationship with company: ongoing/pre-existing relationship
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: N/A
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – N/A
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: up to 250yds [229m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Sport
Type of design: Other
Primary stitch used in the design: Double Knitting
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Always a pleasure to work with.
—Posted 27 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2014
Is your design: Knit
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: 120 GBP (approx $175 at time of posting)
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter N/A): 0 GBP
Was your design: a response to a call for submissions
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid according to the terms of your agreement?: Yes
Relationship with company: ongoing/pre-existing relationship
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: N/A
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: 250-500yds [229-458m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Fingering (Sock)
Type of design: Other
Primary stitch used in the design: Knit/Purl Motif
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Please note that this commission was for a set of three accessories.
—Posted 22 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2014
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: $100
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter 0): $0
Was your sample returned?: NO
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: No
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: Flat rate one-off payment
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Company
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: up to 250yds [229m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: DK
Type of design: Other
Primary stitch used in the design: Stranded
Would you work with this company again?: No
How would you rate your experience with this company? 2/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Payment terms (theirs) are for payment after publication of the issue, not on receipt of the work. This meant an extraordinarily long wait for payment for work that had already been completed and sent months in advance. Sample never returned despite paying return postage. Designer has to pay for postage of sample both ways. Yarn support disorganised and very slow to arrive.
—Posted 21 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2016
How much were you paid by a flat fee?: $150
How much did you gross in royalties in the first year of the design’s release? (if N/A enter 0): $0
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: Yes
Relationship with company: ongoing/pre-existing relationship
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: One off publication fee and exclusive rights for 3 months.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 1-3 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Designer
Yardage of sample: 500-750yds [458-686m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: DK
Type of design: Plush Toy
Primary stitch used in the design: Stockinette/Garter
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
—Posted 20 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2014
How much were you paid (in USD)?: $143.93
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: Yes
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: Rights revert back in 4 months.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Designer
Yardage of sample: 250-500yds [229-458m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Worsted
Type of design: Shawl
Primary stitch used in the design: Lace
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
—Posted 20 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2015
How much were you paid (in USD)?: $360
Was your sample returned?: Yes
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: Yes
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: N/A
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: 750-1000yds [686-915m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: DK
Type of design: Sweater- Cardigan/Pullover
Primary stitch used in the design: Knit/Purl Motif
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
—Posted 20 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2015
How much were you paid (in USD)?: $400
Was your sample returned?: NO (Requested sample not be returned by company)
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: Yes
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: I was paid by Paypal within a month of the publication date.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support – Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Company
Yardage of sample: 1000-1250yds [915-1143m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Aran
Type of design: Sweater- Cardigan/Pullover
Primary stitch used in the design: Cables
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 5/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? If it weren’t for the costs involved in international shipping, I would submit things to Knit Now for every issue. They were delightful to work with.
—Posted 20 April 2016—
Year of Publication: 2015
How much were you paid (in USD)?: $358.86
Was your sample returned?: No (Requested sample not be returned by company)
Were you paid in a timely fashion?: Yes
Relationship with company: first time working with company
Did you have a written contract?: Yes
Did you negotiate your contract terms?: No
Briefly describe your royalty payments: Full rights revert after 4 months in the magazine.
What best describes the rights you granted this company? Rights revert back to me after 4-6 months.
Who was responsible for the following:
Yarn Support –Company
Sample – Designer
Grading – Designer
Tech Editing – Company
Photography – Company
Layout – Company
Customer Support – Designer
Yardage of sample: 1250-1500yds [1143-1372m]
Weight of yarn used in sample: Aran
Type of design: Sweater- Cardigan/Pullover
Primary stitch used in the design: Cables
Would you work with this company again?: Yes
How would you rate your experience with this company? 3/5
Anything else you would like others to know about your experience with this company? Slow communication.
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