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Dear Readers, And so, another year draws to a close. Who would have forecast that Blocked Magazine would still be here two years later? Not Bitchy Knitter that’s for sure! Whenever I think of her foolishly confident “I give it twomonths” prediction, I can’t help but smile. Whatever happened to Bitchy? Is she still ‘a thing’ in the knitting world? Whilst I attempt to quell my smugness, I am ever aware of the precarious position of knitting magazines. In 2023 we witnessed the collapse of the Vogue Knitting Magazine, Pom Pom Magazine, and the death of Candid & Colorful before it had really begun. The racist, anti-white publication Radicle Threads is barely hanging on by a thread! Shobha Nadarajah, the main contact for the magazine, organized a GoFundMe campaign to cover the cost of producing issue four. She raised $17,625USD. The cover price is still extortionately high. A digital copy is $25USD, although there is currently a sale on back issues. I can’t say for certain why these publications have failed or are failing. However, I suspect nailing their BLM, pro-abortion, pro-trans in schools, and anti-Israel manifestos to the masthead hasn’t helped. I daresay contributors demanded far too much money for designs, articles, and test knitting. The cover price alone is prohibitive. When an entire race of knitters and crocheters are excluded from a magazine, why would they rush to buy it at an over-inflated price? Although some small changes are inevitable, Blocked Magazine will continue to be free to all readers. Blocked is an inclusive magazine; no-one is barred from reading it. Blocked is always looking for contributions, whether they be patterns, articles, or other features of interest. If you’ve been considering submitting a piece, or have an idea for a future issue please contact us at blockedmagazine@gmx.com I hope all our readers had a Happy Hannukah, a Merry Christmas, or a joyous “Festivus for the rest of us!” 2024 is going to be an eventful year. May it be a happy one for us all. Yours faithfully, Neil 3
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Dear Readers,<br />
And so, another year draws to a close.<br />
Who would have forecast that Blocked Magazine would still be here two years later?<br />
Not Bitchy Knitter that’s for sure! Whenever I think of her foolishly confident “I give it twomonths”<br />
prediction, I can’t help but smile.<br />
Whatever happened to Bitchy? Is she still ‘a thing’ in the knitting world?<br />
Whilst I attempt to quell my smugness, I am ever aware of the precarious position of<br />
knitting magazines.<br />
In 2023 we witnessed the collapse of the Vogue Knitting Magazine, Pom Pom Magazine,<br />
and the death of Candid & Colorful before it had really begun. The racist, anti-white<br />
publication Radicle Threads is barely hanging on by a thread! Shobha Nadarajah, the main<br />
contact for the magazine, organized a GoFundMe campaign to cover the cost of producing<br />
issue four. She raised $17,625USD. The cover price is still extortionately high. A digital<br />
copy is $25USD, although there is currently a sale on back issues.<br />
I can’t say for certain why these publications have failed or are failing. However, I suspect<br />
nailing their BLM, pro-abortion, pro-trans in schools, and anti-Israel manifestos to the<br />
masthead hasn’t helped. I daresay contributors demanded far too much money for designs,<br />
articles, and test knitting. The cover price alone is prohibitive. When an entire race of<br />
knitters and crocheters are excluded from a magazine, why would they rush to buy it at an<br />
over-inflated price?<br />
Although some small changes are inevitable, Blocked Magazine will continue to be<br />
free to all readers. Blocked is an inclusive magazine; no-one is barred from reading it.<br />
Blocked is always looking for contributions, whether they be patterns, articles, or other<br />
features of interest. If you’ve been considering submitting a piece, or have an idea for a future<br />
issue please contact us at blockedmagazine@gmx.com<br />
I hope all our readers had a Happy Hannukah, a Merry Christmas, or a joyous “Festivus<br />
for the rest of us!” 2024 is going to be an eventful year. May it be a happy one for us all.<br />
Yours faithfully,<br />
Neil<br />
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