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Publisher of books by Canadians about how to make things and how things are made. 🇨🇦🧶🧷🧵✂️📐🪡🎨🔨
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It even had a few sewing techniques I wasn’t familiar with! A perfect book for the sewist in your life and very suitable for beginners as well. I would have liked a few more illustrations for some of the techniques but the instruction sections are very clear. 2/2
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Book 87 for 2025: The Magic of Pockets: A Feminist's Guide to Adding Pockets to Clothing That Really Should Have Pockets to Begin With by Jess Driscoll. This is a delightful little book with some fashion history & some down to earth techniques on making pockets. 1/2
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
To be clear, this is directly relevant to publishing in Canada. And it is the only way to publish as a startup press that doesn't qualify for grants and won't for a long time. Also, IT. IS. GOOD. BUSINESS. Which is something that seems decidedly lacking in what we assume about our culture sector.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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This is the way.

(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
Get a grant or go viral? Canadian filmmakers behind GRIN forge a new audience-first path
Instagram, TikTok and tailoring short films to specific groups has helped the group attract viewers and support
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Getting a late start to my Monday because I had to get these very publishing, very Canadian, ideas out of my head OH MY GOD.

(I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
Steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry coming to Crave
Six-part series based on Rachel Reid’s novel about major league hockey stars in love to be announced at Thursday’s Bell Media upfronts
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Well this is delightful cc @ninetenpub.bsky.social
@kateatherley.bsky.social: Not sure if you know already, but @annehelen.bsky.social has created a fabulous gift guide, and your 'Math for Knitters' has been included! 🎉 🎄 🎁
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Hurt Book Sale is on! We won't pass these mildly scuffed books off as perfect, but they are exactly the same except for some minor bumps and bruises, mostly to the cover at the edges or corners. Here's your chance to pick one up at a great price!

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November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This, from MATH FOR KNITTERS author @kateatherley.bsky.social high school math teacher, is EVERYTHING 🥹📚🙏

cc: @microcosm.bsky.social
#mathematics #education #careerpath #knitting #waterloomath #oakvilletrafalgar | Ron Lancaster
There is a new book on my shelf:"Math for Knitters" by Kate Atherley! Thisis an incredibly special purchase. Kate was a student of mine in a mathcourse at Oakville Trafalgar High School backin the 1980s. I havefollowed her inspiring journey from the software industry to becoming aninternationally recognizedauthor, speaker, and consultant in the worldof knitting. I received a wonderful note from Kate recently that really speaks to the hidden power of mathematics: "Ihave a B. Math... from University of Waterloo, and partially thanks tothat I’m now working what can only bedescribed as a dream job: I’m aknitwear designer, an author of books about knitting, and a recognizedauthority... There’s more math in that than there ever was in my 15years in the software industry. Thank you forhelping me discover mylove of the world of numbers." Kate'sbook dedication mentions her parents worried her math degree wouldn'tbe put to good use. That was...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Just ordered for my daughter! (well, and me, who am I kidding)
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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We’ve got it in Vancouver! 🇨🇦🧶 www.urbanyarns.com/math-for-kni...
Math for Knitters by Kate Atherley
Canadian yarn store for all knitting and crochet needs including yarn, notions, needles, bags, books and patterns.
www.urbanyarns.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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❤️
Y'all, there IS something about this book. The author IS very, very good at math and at explaining stuff. Also it's a topic every knitter knows they can learn more about and there isn't really another book that covers the basics like this.
@kateatherley.bsky.social @kpwerker.bsky.social Finally picked up my copy of Math for Knitters this week. The clerk at my small-town indie bookstore said he'd sold 3 that day alone. "What is it about this book?"

I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Y'all, there IS something about this book. The author IS very, very good at math and at explaining stuff. Also it's a topic every knitter knows they can learn more about and there isn't really another book that covers the basics like this.
@kateatherley.bsky.social @kpwerker.bsky.social Finally picked up my copy of Math for Knitters this week. The clerk at my small-town indie bookstore said he'd sold 3 that day alone. "What is it about this book?"

I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Resurrecting the newsletter/blog about getting Nine Ten off the ground. Over the next few weeks I'll recap this excruciating year and tie it all into my missions to get Nine Ten onto solid footing and to convince our Canadian industry to support early-stage presses. Come along and bring questions!
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November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Top of my Christmas list (for me and knitting friends)!
Check out Knotions Magazine's detailed (and very positive!) review of MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social, in their STEM issue. They say that "nearly every knitter should have a copy of this book," and obviously we agree! knotions.com/kate-atherle...
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Check out Knotions Magazine's detailed (and very positive!) review of MATH FOR KNITTERS, by @kateatherley.bsky.social, in their STEM issue. They say that "nearly every knitter should have a copy of this book," and obviously we agree! knotions.com/kate-atherle...
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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ahem

BEST-SELLING BOOK GOES INTO SECOND PRINTING

this is quite cool actually
Heyyy, the reprint of MATH FOR KNITTERS has arrived!

In Canada, shop local! Shops, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin to carry the book!

Everywhere else, shop local too! Shops, @microcosm.bsky.social is our distributor everywhere outside of Canada!

microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Insights into the world of indie publishing. And an explanation while I'll be forever grateful to @kpwerker.bsky.social & @ninetenpub.bsky.social. I was part of the company at its founding, but it's solely in Kim's hands now. I'm grateful for her incredible support & hard work in difficult times. ❤️
Lemme give you a little bit of a picture of my September. I had broken my foot in mid-August days after listing this book for pre-order. Having my lower leg immobilized had led to a blood clot; I was uncomfortable and stressed out and it had been many months since I'd been able to take a holiday. 1/
Heyyy, the reprint of MATH FOR KNITTERS has arrived!

In Canada, shop local! Shops, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin to carry the book!

Everywhere else, shop local too! Shops, @microcosm.bsky.social is our distributor everywhere outside of Canada!

microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Lemme give you a little bit of a picture of my September. I had broken my foot in mid-August days after listing this book for pre-order. Having my lower leg immobilized had led to a blood clot; I was uncomfortable and stressed out and it had been many months since I'd been able to take a holiday. 1/
Heyyy, the reprint of MATH FOR KNITTERS has arrived!

In Canada, shop local! Shops, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin to carry the book!

Everywhere else, shop local too! Shops, @microcosm.bsky.social is our distributor everywhere outside of Canada!

microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Heyyy, the reprint of MATH FOR KNITTERS has arrived!

In Canada, shop local! Shops, contact your Ampersand rep or Julie Asselin to carry the book!

Everywhere else, shop local too! Shops, @microcosm.bsky.social is our distributor everywhere outside of Canada!

microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/book...
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Welp, we're on TikTok now. For better or worse? Come say hi over there and let us know all the bookish and crafty accounts we should follow. We are, obvs, @ ninetenpub – www.tiktok.com/@ninetenpub
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Folks, MATH FOR KNITTERS is listed as a pre-order at @microcosm.bsky.social because the reprint is making its way to their warehouses. They sold out of the first batch of books I sent them. A good challenge to face, and more books are on the move as I type this. Thanks for your patience!
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I received Math For Knitters, by Kate Atherley, published by 9/10 Publications. It's a wonderful read and extremely helpful for knitters of all experiences! I love my collection of @kateatherley.bsky.social 's & @ninetenpub.bsky.social books & I encourage you to support this quality Canadian product
November 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
MATH FOR KNITTERS is out this week, and what a splash it is making, coming in at #5 on the Globe and Mail's Canadian Non-Fiction Bestseller List!

Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ditto this!
Also thanks to the book team who helped me with this over its long development: @woodvine.bsky.social, @nerwindmonster.bsky.social, @impinasweater.bsky.social, and many early readers and cheerleaders.
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM