Why not release a pattern a week for a year, and run a Patreon to help fund it? This was the original concept behind designer Shannon Okey's #knitgrrl52 knit publishing project.
With considerable help from her right hand woman and technical editor Andi Smith, as well as a large cast of sample knitters, models, photographers and more, Okey released a wide variety of patterns, used up miles and miles of stash yarn in her design studio, and delighted her Patreon patrons. Knitgrrl Hats is the first book release from the project.