inTANDEM started as Jessica's brain child: an idea for knit + crochet pattern designers to work together to create a printed book they could hold, share with friends, and see on the shelves of local yarn shops.

In January 2022, the interested designers from Jessica's membership community, Pattern Design Circle, started to discuss what collaboration meant to them and what they'd like the project to look like. That's when we chose to create a four-issue series that aligned with the seasons, each featuring a different element of the theme "movement, flow, and dance." We decided to create issues that were exclusively knit or crochet but that featured a range of designs to fill your seasonal wardrobe gaps.

In May 2022, we hosted a successful Kickstarter campaign, which funded all of the up-front expenses to bring the project to life, including but not limited to, tech editing, photography, and legal contracts.

Over that summer, we sent a proposal to Malabrigo Yarn for yarn support for all four issues and were so delighted to receive a "yes!" to our proposal.

We were excited to incorporate folks from all over the industry in the project, from Malabrigo yarn to guidance from other publications; tech editors and test knitters; and even our photographer and models.

Now it's spring 2023, and we can't believe that Issue 1 is nearly ready to find its place in your hands. To become an artistic masterpiece filled with love, creativity, warmth, and beautiful designs that we hope will find their place in your wardrobe.

inTANDEM is proof that everyday humans with big ideas can come together to create great, beautiful projects.

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