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…
Knitrospective
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Technique: Knitting
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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…
The Knitwit
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Margaret Holzmann of The Knitwit has been knitting since childhood. Margaret’s fashion designs range from feminine to modern with an emphasis on flattering fit and…
Lena Skvagerson
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Lena Skvagerson is a Swede transplanted to the Central Coast of California for the last decade. “My roots and inspiration are a mix of a…
Tania Richter
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Tania Richter, aka AetherFang, is a double knitting designer with a penchant for the fantastic. She started designing double knitting patterns in college in an…
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.…
Ms. Cleaver
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Leah B. Thibault is the designer behind Ms. Cleaver. U.S. TV mom “June Cleaver was the epitome of the mid-century stay-at-home mom, the one who…
