When teenage Mary E. Rose’s friends were getting jobs at fast food restaurants, Mary worked at a LYS, where the hours and working conditions were…
Mary E. Rose Designs
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Technique: Knitted Colorwork
Colorwork knitting, including Intarsia, Stranded Knitting, Mosaic and Double Knitting
Tracy is the UK knit and crochet designer behind YarnSmith Studio. “I am inspired by what is around me and have a quirky sense of…
Rebecca Osborn
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Designer Rebecca Osborn grew up in Maryland and now is an Anglican priest near the Arctic Circle in Canada. Top that for an interesting life.…
Sharon is the designer behind River Road Knits. Designs have lots of interesting detail, like a lace panel visible through a pleat or a raised…
Marina Skua
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Marina is the yarn dyer and hand-knit designer based in the outskirts of Bath in Somerset, UK. “I started dyeing wool yarn as a hobby…
Kephren Knitting Studio
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Kephren is a knit designer and tech editor specializing in seamless construction. Kephren finds inspiration for warm winter sweaters and cool summer shawls on the…
Smitten Knittens
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JaNae is the designer behind Smitten Knittens, which has darling loom knitting patterns with cables and colorwork, and almost an equal number of patterns for…
Anne Podlesak
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Anne Podlesak is an indie dyer, who also knits, spins and designs in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Designs include beautiful lace and colorwork.
Hanna Maciejewska
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Polish designer Hanna Maciejewska says, “I prefer to construct my garments and accessories as smartly and seamlessly as possible to save time on finishing and…
Stephen West is known for shawl designs and innovative use of color. Stephen was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma; moved to Chicago, Illinois for…