15 Years of StudioKat Designs: NINE Things I’ve Learned

Studio Kat Designs

So… I’m not normally a person who takes time to stop and appreciate accomplishments, whether they’re large or small, so for the past 14 years I’ve celebrated the birthday of StudioKat Designs with only nominal recognition, (“Oh, that’s right, it’s today!”), and then just plowed ahead to the next task rarely taking a moment to…

Read More

Ask Kat: Why are Some Patterns Retired?

closeup of a Studio Kat Designs Red Sling Bag

So… do you ever wonder what criteria we use to decide if and when a pattern is retired? At times it probably seems like a random choice because even though we’ve retired fourteen of our patterns, we certainly haven’t retired them in the order in which they were published. As a matter of fact the…

Read More

PPC17: Let’s Hear it for Our Testers!

Studio Kat Designs

So…. It’s that time again! It’s time to show you what our testers created in the process of testing our pattern instructions for the Sling Along! Many of you know that one of my favorite parts of the pattern development process is the testing round. I just LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create, especially…

Read More