Where have all the pattern writers gone?

If you love knitting then you’ll know the importance of a good pattern – but have you ever wondered where all these patterns come from?

Sadly, it has come to the attention of the Knitting magazine team that professional knitting pattern writers are now in short supply. And they are not the only ones who are concerned. Many knitwear businesses are dependent on pattern writers to allow them to produce the volume of patterns, and indeed garments, we have come to expect.

Find out more about this in the February issue of the magazine (out next week) and follow @knittingmag on Twitter to share your thoughts