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…
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Designers who create cowl patterns
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…
Nina Machlin Dayton
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Nina Machlin Dayton has been knitting, designing and teaching for more than 40 years. “A native New Yorker, I now live in the beautiful Pioneer…
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…
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…
