From Blogging to Designing, Hosting Knit & Crochet Summits, and Running a Membership - with Hortense of Knitting with Chopsticks

Hortense, the knit and crochet pattern designer behind Knitting with Chopsticks, unexpectedly started her business in 2018, never anticipating it'd become her full-time job. Five years later, designing is her full-time job, plus she hosted her first crochet summit last year, is hosting her first knitting summit February 1-4, 2024, and runs a membership community for knitters and crocheters! Inside this episode, we talk about hating social media, the beauty of running a business using blogging (and free patterns), what it's like to host a summit (and what a summit is), and information about the upcoming Knit Your Wardrobe Summit.We were so busy talking that I forgot to mention it inside the episode - the class topic that I'm presenting on is Making Garment Adjustments Using Your Actual Gauge!Find Hortense online at  knittingwithchopsticks.com.Join the FREE 4-Day Knit Your Wardrobe Summit here. (Check out the All Access Pass and Superpack here.)Sign up to share the summit as an affiliate here.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out Pattern Design Circle for resources and community for knitting and crochet pattern designers.LIMITED TIME: Get 20% off your first month inside Pattern Design Circle here with coupon code NEWYEAR through January 31, 2024.NEED A PERSONAL COACH? Book here.Send a Fan Mail Message!If you've found this episode helpful or inspiring, feel free to support the podcast via Ko-fi 🌸3 ways I can help you right now:CoachingFree CommunityMembership Communities