 Knitty presents free original knitting patterns, essays, and how-to articles written by professional designers and non-professional contributors.It hosts chat forums and promotes the online knitting community, and several patterns, such as Clapotis and Fetching, have experienced great popularity among knitters.It has also been influential in launching the careers of knitwear designers including Ysolda Teague, Stefanie Japel, Erica Jackofsky, Stephen West, Jillian Moreno, Cookie A, Amy Swenson, Jordana Paige, Cheryl Niamath and many others.