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…
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Designers who create patterns for fingerless mittens and gloves, arm warmers, gauntlets, etc.
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…
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…
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.…
Emily Greene Knits
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U.S. designer Emily Greene’s knits are characterized by interesting geometrics, which makes sense when you discover that Emily’s day job is in architecture. “Designing patterns…
Gannet Designs
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After completely geeking out on Gannet Designs’ articles on how to embed code into knitting, I looked at the patterns, too. Gannet designer Naomi Parkhurst…
BrenJS Knits
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Brenda Schack is the “owner, knitwear designer and Mrs. Do It All” for BrenJS Knits. Brenda’s Connecticut-based business arose from wanting additional features in patterns.…
HappyBerry
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Laura Eccleston offers adorable crochet (and knitting) patterns at HappyBerry, along with scores of helpful video tutorials. Learn to make a granny square or a…