All Hail Eunny Jang...

and ever may she reign as the new editor of Interweave Knits. I know it's going to be sad to loose her voice in blogland. Oh wait a minute I forgot for a moment that she has supernatural powers. If there is anyone in existence that can edit a major magazine and continue to design and knit spectacular garments and write about them it is she. It is unlikely that she will be able to do it in the current format, but she should be able to expand IK's design sensibilities and encourage them to increase their reach online.

There has been so much media backlash against the embrace of bloggers by the publishing and political worlds. Lots of stories on silly book deals and bloggers gone wild in political campaigns. This elevation of Eunny Jang to the top of the preeminent knitting magazine in the country should serve as a useful corrective.

Eunny Jang did not get this post because of her loyal fan base online, but because this medium allowed her to augment her published work with more in depth examples of her writing, design and technical expertise. It would have taken much longer for a woman in her twenties to convince publishers and the knitting public of her fitness for this position in the past.

Just go look at her blog. Explore the wealth of information on fair isle, lace, ...etc., all written in a clear and professional yet approachable tone. Her design sense is impeccable and I can only imagine that she will be the perfect person to shepherd IK as it moves through what may be a tricky period for the knitting industry. As large numbers of knitters seem to be yearning for more challenging patterns with contemporary styling, Eunny offers a perfect example of a knitter whose designs are connected to traditional techniques and yet utterly modern. I can hardly wait until winter when we will see the first IK develop wholly under her guidance.

Go, Eunny, go!