Jacqueline Cieslak is a cultural anthropologist turned knitting pattern designer. Jacqueline is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. “My training as an anthropologist shapes my work as…
Jacqueline Cieslak
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Native Knits
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Jennifer Berg says that as a Navajo woman, that heritage is “deeply interwoven into my identity. … As I became obsessed with knitting over the…
Knitspot owner and designer Anne Hanson, a life-long knitter with a background in the fashion and graphic design fields, teaches and writes about knitting, spinning,…
Shaina Bilow Designs
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Shaina Bilow writes patterns to appeal to a wide range of tastes and skill levels. Her background as a knitting instructor means that the patterns…
Yellowcosmo Designs
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Connie Peng’s company Yellowcosmo Designs benefits from her fine art background. “In my studio, I paint and draw. I take that same sense of exploration…
Bewitched Pigments is Lorna Michelle and Gwyndylyn, a mother-daughter collaboration brought about from a deep love of color and fiber. “Always looking for something a…
Lee Meredith
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Lee Meredith’s graphic design experience shows in her unusual combinations of color and texture and the playful nature of her knitting books, which will blow…
Bakery Bears
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Ann F. Jones hadn’t knitted since she was a child herself when she set out to knit soft toys for her daughter. Mrs. Bakery Bear…
Boyland Knitworks
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Caitlin Hunter is the designer and creator of Boyland Knitworks. Originally from Alaska, Caitlin lives in an Oregon forest “with my husband, our three little…
Anniken Allis
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Anniken Allis of YarnAddict designs beautiful lace shawls, garments, and colorwork and cabled mitts. Anniken is a designer and teacher who lives in the UK.…