“I come from a long line of fiber-obsessed women, and learned to knit from both my mother and grandmother,” says Elizabeth Elliott. “In the last…
Technique: Knitted Colorwork
Colorwork knitting, including Intarsia, Stranded Knitting, Mosaic and Double Knitting
Wonder Twin Fibrearts is the culmination of two slightly obsessed fibre fanatics, each with their own unique set of “super powers.” “Between the two of…
Natalia Kononova is the Pennsylvania designer behind Outstanding Crochet. “While hooks and needles are my go to, I occasionally drop them for my other passions…
Joan Sheridan
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Joan is a Fair Isle cap/hat designer, and is also known for Michigan Fiber Festival hats, designed specifically to be taught at a workshop at…
Shelridge Yarns
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Shelridge Yarns, owned by Lyn Gemmel, is based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Lyn offers kettle-dyed and hand-painted yarns on a wide variety of high quality bases.…
kNatalieknits
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Virginia designer Natalie Meredith offers striking colorwork sweaters in modern themes. You can also buy them ready-made.
Ron Schweitzer
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Ron Schweitzer is a talented designer of of stranded colorwork in the Shetland tradition. Starting in 1998 he designed more 80 patterns for Bethesda, MD-based…
Michael Harrigan
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Michael is hooked on lace and stranded colorwork knitting and creates designs for accessories inspired by textiles, monuments, and natural features encountered on travels. Michael…
Brian Smith Designs
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UK designer Brian Smith started knitting at 15. “I remember knitting a sweater for my mother, which I thought was fabulous at the time. Looking…
Fiber enthusiast Michele Costa was born and raised in NYC and has loved all things yarn since she was a child. Despite having a successful…