Canadian designer Alla Saenko learned to knit at a very young age. “Even though I was a passionate knitter for many years, I never knitted…
Alla Saenko
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Designers who create cowl patterns
Astrid Susannah Purins, the artist behind Wattle and Wool, designs comfortable, casual knitwear patterns, while exploring Australian and Latvian culture. Look at the interesting texture…
Karen Butler
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Karen Butler designs beautiful lace, colorwork and textured knits. Karen is also a technical editor for a number of designers of whom you may have…
Knitrospective
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Alison Mayne of Knitrospective says, “I started designing shawls during my PhD, which researched the connections between crochet, knit, wellbeing and Facebook. When I was…
Lauren Slagle of indie dyer lolodidit in Las Vegas makes her patterns available separately and as kits. Patterns are socks, accessories, and shawls with textural…
Tina Whitmore is the dyer and designer behind Freia Fine Handpaints. “I don’t always know what I’m going to make when I start to create…
Leah Coccari-Swift is a designer based in Madison, Wisconsin. “I have loved knitting since I was 4. I learned to crochet in college, but just…
Jeanette Sloan
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“My fascination with yarn, texture and color led me to study for a degree in textile design where I specialized in hand & machine knitting…
Treasure Goddess Yarn
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Christine Long Derks’ Treasure Goddess Yarn has a pirate sheep as its mascot, and pirate puns throughout. For that alone, this designer deserves your attention.…
Bristol Ivy
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Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Bristol’s design work focuses on the intersection between innovative technique and classic tailoring, and…