Kate Oates
kateoates.bsky.social
Kate Oates
@kateoates.bsky.social
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I choose JOY ✌🏽 🧶 🖤 Prof knitwear designer, author & instructor since 2009. Find my work here: www.kateoates.shop/links Mom of 4-boys & a Hazel-baby (cockapoo). PhD in Political Science. Math Nerd. Yes, you DO need to swatch 😘
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After 17 years in this beautiful fiber arts world, I’ve decided to close my business at the end of January 2026.
You can read my full note here 💕 → tinyurl.com/4xvhe2w7
✨ The BFF Tee is my all-season fave—and it might be yours too. Fingering-weight, endlessly layerable, and totally customizable (crop it, tuck it, dress it up). 🧶💫
A few styling ideas here and a prior post video will convince you to try this fun cropped knit 👇🏽
#BFFTee #knitstyle #handmadewardrobe
✨ The updated BFF Tee is here—your go-to lightweight layer, now with new options and endless ways to wear it. I’m wearing the long sleeve cropped version—perfect over dresses, long tops, or anything high-waisted 🙌
15% off thru midnight PDT 8/1
🔗 www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Your "always there for you" sweater just got an upgrade.✨The new BFF Tee is here - with fresh options, mod tips (hi, ease hacks! Lightweight & layerable = 🍂☃️🌷🏖️effortless year-long wear.

🧶15% off through 8/1, midnight PDT
👯‍♀️ Cast on for YOUR new best friend: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

#BFFTee
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Stitch & Beach 2026
February 5-10

My midwinter oceanfront, intimate, luxurious knitting retreat for the maker’s soul is curated to eradicate any winter blues and spoil you rotten.

Visit kateoates.shop to reserve your spot!

#stitchandbeach #knittingretreat #koevents
Come join me for a summer KAL!
Pick any Kate Oates pattern.
Cast on June 6, 2025. Cast off Sept 1, 2025.
Use #kofeelslikesummerkal
Join us on Discord for prizes and more great community. Can’t wait to see your projects!

🧶☀️#summerkal

discord.gg/TVTjWNahNY
I have been ripping back for 6 hours. All part of the design process but I DONT WANNA 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
J is also salutatorian, National Merit Scholar, received over 300k in scholarship offers, founder of a charitable organization benefiting foster children, *among innumerable other achievements.* Every time I think I can’t be more proud…
As though J hasn’t already proved himself as an outstanding human, he has now been named ATHLETE OF THE YEAR for the state. What an incredible achievement & honor.
For my second Fiberside Chat via Longmont Yarn Shoppe, I'll be teaching Mosaic Knitting basics...watch: youtu.be/KV-coYGRiRI for more detail! This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, June 1st: 1:00pm EDT.
#knittingclass 🧶 #kateoates

REGISTER
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Mosaic Colorwork Knitting: Join me for a Fiberside Chat on June 1
YouTube video by Kate Oates
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Dear LYS’s
Email me at help at kateoatesdesign dot com with your shop logo, I’ll send you free pattern codes to give your customers on LYS day, feat you on my site & newsletter.
🙌🏼 I 🖤 LYS!
@blackmountainyarn.bsky.social @yarnbar.bsky.social @heartsonfiber.bsky.social @doeweknit.bsky.social
Let the @knitforfood.bsky.social knitathon begin!!!
I’m all swatched and mathed and charted for a new design (one of my retreat patterns this fall)! Registration for Stitchin’ Vermont ends 4.18 and TODAY is your last chance to hop in Bingo with me & @knotbadbritt.com
@knotbadbritt.com 😍 hope ya don’t mind but I feel connected to you forever 🖤🖤🖤 what an amazing guest you were, and just a joy to hang out with! Thank you for being uplifting and kind and just YOU!
Not having any fun over here with @knotbadbritt.com getting ready for our BINGO & exclusive makealong event!!
Oh bless. Is it too mean to tell her what eggs “are”? 🤣
Yay!!! And we cannot wait to share our reveal next week!!
so many surprise pats & prizes to win the online workshop is going to teach knitters to crochet and crocheters to knit so that anyone can work this design, any way they want. Oh and, our players are getting a sneak peek at the design next week before the game begins on April 1!

Come play with us!
What a better way to get ahead than w/designers to help in our (also exclusive) Discord community. We are ALL about unity. And this is all in addition to the fun of B•I•N•G•O 🙌🏾🙌🏼
@knotbadbritt.com is HERE! We are workin’ it for our player exclusive B•I•N•G•O knit, crochet or combo MAL! Getting our pics taken, filming an online workshop for our collaborative design w La Bien Aimée & did I mention this project is my “Rhinebeck garment” this yr?
If you’re interested in being a KO crewmember, you can view the job description and application here www.kateoatesdesign.com/ko-crewmember
Crewmember Application — Kate Oates
www.kateoatesdesign.com
Great!!! Thank you! I’ll start reaching out next week.
Email me and let’s set up a zoom!!! Maybe I can skip the formal process 🖤 my email is in my bio!
I tried watching for a few minutes but when Green was escorted out I was was too disgusted to continue.