Free pattern sites are wonderful resources for knitters and designers on the web, but Twist Collective is something different. It’s a big world, and we believe there is room in it for many different ideas. Twist Collective believes good design comes from hard work, and such effort should be valued and compensated accordingly. We came to the prices after careful consideration of the amount of time involved in our own work and the work of the designers. We hope you agree.

Our submission guidelines for both writers and designers are here. Our spring/summer issue is closed. Fall '10 submission guidelines will be sent out after the holidays.

Consult our media kit here (pdf) for dates, size options, and contact information.

We make every effort to assure that our patterns are error free, but sometimes things slip through. When this happens and it affects the knitability of a pattern, we send out automated emails to buyers to allow them to download a "clean" version. Please check the errata page to see if the error you have found is listed. If not, send an email to errata@twistcollective.com . Please be sure to include detailed information as well as the version number of the pattern (located at the bottom of each pattern page near the copyright information).

If you are experiencing problems with the website, stop, take a breath and try restarting. If you are still having problems with the site, you can email us the OS and browser you are using, as well as the problem you are having, and we will see what we can do. Email this info to techsupport@twistcollective.com . You can also try using Firefox with which our site has fewer glitches than other browsers. Remember, we will see your email first before we see any forums. 

Twist Collective considers yarn store owners and staff to be our best ambassadors, and we also understand that patterns generate yarn sales.  

We are sorry that given our generous percentage split with the designers we represent and production costs, our own profit margin is too slim to allow us to print and ship copies ourselves, but this is one of the reasons why the best designers send us their very best work.  If you encouraged your customers to seek us out themselves, then they establish a email link with us for pattern updates and revisions, should there ever be a need for such a thing.

However, our current understanding with stores who wish to offer our patterns themselves is that they can set up a paypal account and sell the pattern to their customers in our stead. Many shops understand how a good pattern can move yarn, and feel the cost of printing is worth the yarn sales. If a shop wants to include an image of a pattern in their newsletters, we ask simply that they make note in the text that the picture came from Twist Collective, and when possible, to identify the name of the designer.  We love our designers and want them to get every credit they deserve.

If you want to include Twist Collective patterns in your shop's offerings we would love to know who you are, so please contact sales@twistcollective.com and we'll be delighted to start our beautiful friendship together.

A lot of people are asking about bulk purchases.  Here’s the answer, for now. For the immediate future, we will not be offering discounted rates for multiple purchases, with our apologies.  We really appreciate the enthusiasm that has greeted our issues, and I promise you that we are actively thinking about how we can afford to both pay designers fairly and to gratify the pattern collectors with a “buy them all” or a “buy several for less” option.  But for now, we can only remind you that knitting time is what it is, and the patterns aren’t going anywhere. They will be here when you are ready, so come back after your project, and buy the next one (or two) then.