1. Picture or Sketch of your proposed design concept.
   -Include a picture of a swatch made with the design
   concept.
2. A paragraph introducing your design idea.
3. Loom & Yarn used for the pattern.
4. Write in the Subject Line of your email the following: Issue you are submitting,
   and title of your submission.

1. Use our template to write your pattern. (Available in Word format)
2. Do not format your paper (no columns, textboxes).
3. Do follow our suggested abbreviations list.
4. Send 2 pictures of the finished item at 600 pixels wide and at 72dpi resolution. Pictures must be JPEG format. Illustrations/drawings must be GIFs.
5. Pictures showing step-by-step instructions must be at 200 pixels wide and at 72dpi. Number these pictures as 1, 2, 3, etc. Include this number in your pattern where the picture must be located.

Legal Information: The copyright of the design and pictures/artwork remains the property of its creator. We only ask that the pattern may not be published anywhere else while the issue of the magazine is live. Once the pattern goes to the archives, we will add it to the PDF download archives and it will remain there indefinitely. Once the pattern enters the archive section, you are welcome to publish it elsewhere.

Compensation: Compensation ranges from $20-$30 depending on the type of item submitted. Payment is paid via Paypal. In the event of lack of funds, we will provide payment in the form of gift certificates to popular loom knitting vendor stores whom have kindly sponsored our magazine. However, If you would like to donate your services--please let us know when submitting your article/pattern, we would greatly appreciate your services as well as hundreds of other loom knitters!

Schedule of Submissions

1. Article must be original and not have been published on your website/blog or in any other publication. Remember, articles are a great way to show a technique, so the more pictures the better!
2. Submit Concept Submission: Send us a short paragraph explaining the idea of your article.Send all submissions to Submissions Relations. Be sure to place in the subject line the Issue that you are submitting to.
3. Please allow at least a week for a decision to be made, if you don't hear from us within two weeks, drop us another note to remind us.

Once approved, please follow these guidelines:

1. Pictures: We encourage you to take clear, detailed pictures of all the steps described in your article. We need a minimum of 2 pictures that show the item/stitch clearly. Size: 300 pixels and at 72dpi resolution. JPEG format.
2. Attach all your pictures to your submission and numbered all your pictures as follows. 1, 2, 3, etc.
3. In your article, include thumbnails of all the pictures along with the following writing under each picture: [insert picture (insert # of picture) here] in capital red letters.