Editor’s Note: Interweave Knits Summer 2022

Marilyn Murphy – Fall 1996 to Fall 1999 
Melanie Falick – Winter 1999/2000 to Summer 2003 
Pam Allen – Fall 2003 to Summer 2007 
Eunny Jang – Fall 2007 to Spring 2013 
Lisa Shroyer – Summer 2013 to Fall 2015 
Meghan Babin – Winter 2016 to Winter 2019 
Hannah Baker – Spring 2019 to Winter 2021 
Stephanie White – Spring 2021 to Spring 2022 
Me – Summer 2022 to . . .

Above: New Interweave Knits magazine editor Kerry Bogert. Kerry is wearing a sweater she knit which was designed by former editor Pam Allen. Photo by Kelli Marsh Photography.

Before sitting down to write my first Editor’s Note as editor for the Summer 2022 issue of Interweave Knits, I mined the archives and looked back over the dozens that were written in the more than 25 years that this magazine has been published. Since the premiere issue in 1996 (the year I graduated high school), amazing women have each added their unique voice and vision to these pages. Their work built the foundation of excellence in design, education, and technical expertise for which Knits is known. All have my sincerest thanks for their contributions; continuing to build on that work is a role I don’t take lightly.

My History with Interweave

Although I am new to this magazine, I am not new to Interweave. My career with this company began in 2006 when I was a stay-at-home mom making glass beads and wire jewelry in my garage. Denise Peck, editor of the former sister magazine Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry, gave me my big break when she chose my Berry Wine Bracelet to be in the Fall issue that year. I became a regular contributor to the magazine, then a contributor to books, and then an author myself. I traveled internationally to teach, I made appearances on PBS’s Beads, Baubles, and Jewels, and I even filmed a DVD.

In June 2013, I decided it was time for a career change and joined the book team as acquisitions editor. As AE, I wasn’t focused solely on jewelry making; I was able to develop books on everything Interweave had to offer at the time—knit, crochet, spinning, weaving, beadwork, mixed media, quilting, and sewing. In 2015, I took on the role of editorial director of books; I continued to work with authors until 2019 when the book division was sold to Penguin Random House.

Experience, though, is a funny thing. Sixteen years in publishing sounds like I should know what I’m doing, yet I feel like I’m still learning every day.

Creating Interweave Knits Summer 2022

Working on this issue, I discovered “The Responsive Eye,” 1965’s groundbreaking op-art exhibit that inspired many of the pieces here in the Op-Art collection. I spent time researching the regions of the world that called on impressionist painters to put oil to canvas for the Back Story collection. Reading this issue’s feature article, “Craft-Entrepreneurs”, by Ashli Ree, I was reminded of my own craft beginnings. I marveled at Roxanne Richardson’s knowledge of stranded colorwork, and I chuckled at Anamaria Bejar’s tips for knitting when working from home. All of this, right here . . . in Knits.

As I read the Editor’s Notes from those who came before me, I wondered to myself what I want my contribution to be. Perhaps what I’ll bring to my time at the helm of this magazine is the sense that there is still more to learn—no matter one’s experience. I’m looking forward to it. 

Yours in knitting,  
Kerry, Content Manager, Yarn | Editor of Interweave Knits

Originally published in Interweave Knits Summer 2022

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