Letter from the Editor : Knitty.com - Spring + Summer 2026

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Letter From The Editor

The scoop from the Editor


Amy Singer
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Sun helps.

This winter has been relentlessly cold and snowy. But over the last two weeks, it warmed up and it got sunny. We know our bodies require the vitamin D that sunlight provides, and that some of us struggle with dark days. Having a dog (still feels new to me after 4 years) means no matter what, I'm going to be outside every day, and when the sun returns, it is glorious. So thank you, Sky, for making me much less of a hermit than pre-2021 Amy. The sun has been helping, even as things are still challenging in the outside world.

I got very annoyed at myself for not sewing this winter like I planned to. I have a bag of oversized clothes (including my favorite underwear, now discontinued) that needs simple seams taken in so that it'll still fit. Part of the issue is that my new-ish serger does NOT want to give me a balanced seam, and YES I've looked at all the videos. I have to suck it up and buy serger thread in a few more noticeably different colors in order to finally fix this.

But nothing's wrong with my sewing machine, a Bernina quilter's edition from the '90s bought with the $20 bills my beloved Grandma sent me every time she wrote me a letter. Yeah, a pretty generous woman, my Grandma. I wanted to make sure to use the money for something special back then. More than 25 years later, my Bernina still works a treat. So it's time to finally take the thrifted sweatshirt that I've cropped and re-attach the ribbing. And then overstitch the applique of a bright pink star, like the one I saw someone wearing on Instagram. I'll wear it in my editor's picture next issue, goldangit. I'll do the underwear too, but you won't get to see that.

ABOUT THE SPRING+SUMMER ISSUE

This issue is full of bright and cheerful color. The theme I proposed was One, Two, Three – patterns that use just a few skeins. We got some gems, and some wonderful hangovers from our Winter call for scrappy patterns are also making an appearance. I hope you find something that makes you eager to cast on!

In columns, Kate Atherley fully explains what "blocking" actually means, with pictures (hint: it almost always does not involve pins). Julia Madill makes crochet charts much, much easier for us knitters to understand. With pictures too. Off you go, then, to check out all the goodies on our front page.

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Amy Sig
Amy Sadler
[editor, Knitty]