Teachers

More than 175 master-level technique and design classes will be taught by A-list celebrity instructors. Our knowledgeable, approachable teachers will share with you the techniques, tricks, and amazing work that have made them superstars of the knitting world.

Susan B. Anderson
Susan B. Anderson has been knitting for the past 28 years and designing for about half of those. She has written four books, Itty-Bitty Hats, Itty-Bitty Nursery, Itty-Bitty Toys, and Spud & Chloë at the Farm. A fifth book is set for release in January 2013. Susan designs and curates the blog for Spud & Chloë (www.spudandchloe.com/blog) and also writes her personal blog (susanbanderson.blogspot.com). Recently, she filmed and released two online courses with Craftsy.
 
Kate Atherley
Kate is Knitty’s Lead Technical Editor and a seasoned designer in her own right. Her Cooperative Press book Beyond Knit and Purl has been praised for its “accessible” and “refreshing” approach to helping knitters expand their skills. Her designs have been featured in Interweave’s Sockupied, UK’s Knit magazine, Creative Knitting, and a wide range of books. She’s an experienced and popular teacher, teaching at shops and conferences for 10 years. She brings to her teaching a degree in pure mathematics and an analytical mind, ensuring her students learn not just the how, but also the why. Website: www.wisehildaknits.com
 
Lorilee Beltman
This former yarn shop owner's experience providing answers for a steady stream of questioning knitters taught her the value of delivering an honest answer with kindness. Lorilee's continental knitting video has nearly a million views on Youtube. While she enjoys teaching continental to those who want to learn it, she appreciates all knitting styles. She urges her students to try projects that introduce new techniques. Since 2009, she has enjoyed her students at national events and looks forward to meeting you in class!

Her articles or designs have been published in The Ultimate Hat Book (Vogue/Soho Publishing), Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockinʼ Sock Club, Interweave Knits Magazine, Interweave Sockupied eMag, Twist Collective, and Beyond Toes by Judy Becker. She is a Craft Yarn Council certified knitting instructor, a TNNA designer/teacher member, and a member of Cat Bordhiʼs Visionary Authors group.

Tent-camping with her husband and boys has brought her to over twenty National and Provincial Parks. She grew up in Pittsburgh, spent thirty years in west Michigan, and now calls Seattle home.
 
Josh Bennett
Josh Bennett grew up in Pennsylvania where he learned to knit from his grandmother when he was 8 years old. After moving to New York City in 2001 and knitting constantly for a couple of years, Josh worked at a yarn store on the Upper West Side that wrote custom patterns for its customers. Noticing the lack of menswear patterns being published, he took his pattern writing skills and set out to change that. He managed a couple of yarn shops in the city, honing his pattern-writing skills and building a private clientele that he still designs, knits, and writes patterns for.
 
He now designs the knitwear for Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva, CFDA Award winner Michael Bastian, and GANT by Michael Bastian. His original designs can be seen in Rowan Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, Knit.1, and Knit Local by Tanis Gray. He has taught at Vogue Knitting LIVE NYC & LA, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and countless yarns shops. Josh has a degree in Menswear Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
 
Josh’s own line of hand knit sweaters, Michael Bastian by Josh Bennett, are available in stores now. For more info and other patterns, visit www.JoshBennettNYC.com.
 
Debbie Bliss
Debbie Bliss has been designing knitwear for more than two decades. She is the bestselling author of more than 30 books on knitting design and has her own line of luxurious yarns, sold worldwide. She designed a line for Baby Gap and a line of little boys’ wear for Marks & Spencer. In 2008 Debbie launched her own publication, Debbie Bliss magazine. Her most recent book series is the award winning Design It, Knit It books. She lives with her husband, son, and daughter in London.
 
John Brinegar
John Brinegar has been involved with fiber arts since age 17. His work has been published inVogue Knitting, Knit Simple, and Crochet Today, as well as the collections of Tahki Stacy Charles and others. John is known for his teaching style, which embraces the motto, “No Knitter Left Behind”. A regular on Knitty Gritty and in the fashion world alike, you can visit his blog, wrongsidefacing.blogspot.com for the latest information.

John is currently at work on a collection of couture garments for Fall/Winter 2014 using unique stitch work and wildly original construction.
 
Laura Bryant
Laura Bryant is founder and creative director of Prism Yarns. She has written 6 books, including Artful Color, Mindful Knits and The New Knitter’s Template (with Barry Klein). She is well known for her color expertise, exploration with hand-dyed yarns, and innovative approach to garment shape, developed through years as a working artist. Laura has published designs and articles in many magazines, including Vogue Knitting and Knit Simple, and has published over 70 booklets for Prism.
 
Nancy Bush
Nancy Bush found her way to traditional knitting techniques and uses of ethnic patterns via a degree in art history and postgraduate studies in color design and weaving in San Francisco and Sweden. She has published articles and designs in Vogue Knitting, Knitter’s, Interweave Knits, and Threads. She has been the knitting contributor to PieceWork magazine and is currently a member of the editorial advisory panel. She teaches workshops in the United States and abroad and is the author of Folk Socks, Folk Knitting in Estonia, Knitting on the Road, Socks for the Traveling Knitter, Knitting Vintage Socks, and Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions, all published by Interweave Press.
 
Chris Bylsma
Chris retired from a career in marketing communications and advertising to pursue her artistic passions—knitting and texture play. She teaches workshops coast-to-coast for guilds, TNNA, conferences, shops, and in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. In addition, she has her own line of knitting patterns available. Her approach to knitting is that the process and end product should both be a joy, and she designs with that in mind. Chris is noted for her Crayon Box Jacket and inventive Ladder Scarf and Ladder Shawl. She encourages knitters to “color outside the lines,” where it’s more fun, and to think outside the box (she has occasionally been accused of actually not having a box).
 
Lily Chin
Lily M. Chin is an internationally famous knitter and crocheter who has worked in the yarn industry for more than 25 years as a designer, instructor, and author of books on knitting and crochet. She has created garments for the collections of designers from Ralph Lauren to Diane von Furstenberg. Her work has been on the backs of celebrities and super models. She was named a “Master Knitter” by Vogue Knitting. She is regularly cited in media across the US, include the Late Show with David Letterman, CNN, the New York Times and more. Lily Chin has lived in New York City all her life and has been involved in some aspect of the fashion industry since age 13.
 
Amy Detjen
Amy Detjen was the “List Mom” of the original Knit List for more than four years, then started KnitU. She’s very proud to have been Meg Swansen’s assistant at Meg’s Knitting Camp for more than 15 years. Teaching knitting and helping people learn about their knitting options is something Amy is passionate about; she loves helping people solve problems.
 
0Rosemary Drysdale
Rosemary Drysdale is a designer and teacher of knitting and embroidery. While growing up in Northern England she learned to knit socks at age 7 and was introduced to embroidery by her grandmother. Rosemary studied textile science in college, earning a distinction in needlework studies. After relocating to the US in her early twenties, she has enjoyed a decade-spanning career as an embroidery and knitting teacher and designer at Pratt Institute and FIT in New York. She’s traveled the world lecturing and promoting her publications. More recently, she was a yarn store owner and is currently Knitting Editor at Vogue Knitting and Knit Simple magazines; she is also a consultant and designer in the yarn industry. Rosemary's latest book, Entrelac (Sixth&Spring Books), was published in November 2010.
 
Candace Eisner Strick
Candace Eisner Strick has been immersed in music and knitting for most of her life. Retired after sixteen years of teaching cello, she now concentrates on desiging, writing, and teaching knitting. Her newest book, Strick-ly Socks, features a revolutionary and amazingly simple way of knitting socks. She is the author of six other books, has been published in numerous magazines, and has taught nationally and internationally since 1998. She is the creator of her own line of yarn, Merging Colors, and her own line of patterns under the name of Strickwear. (www.strickwear.com). Candace’s students say they not only love learning from her classes, but thoroughly enjoy her sense of humor as well. Appropriately, “strick” mean to knit.
 
Nicky Epstein
Beloved knitwear designer Nicky Epstein has gained worldwide recognition for her abundant creativity, groundbreaking sense of style, and informative workshops. She has authored numerous books, including Cover Up with Nicky Epstein, Nicky Epstein’s Crocheted Flowers, Nicky Epstein’s Knitted Flowers, Knitting Never Felt Better: The Definitive Guide to Fabulous Felting, Knitting Beyond the Edge, Knitting Over the Edge, Knitting on the Edge and Knits for Barbie™ Doll. Her designs are featured in a regular column in Vogue Knitting magazine and her work has been in many other knitting publications, on television and at art exhibitions. She currently resides in New York City with her husband, Howard.
 
Rhonda Fargnoli
Rhonda Fargnoli is the co-owner/designer of Coastal Colours Yarn, a Connecticut-based yarn company that creates hand painted yarn from natural dyes and botanical extracts. She studied fashion and textile design at Chamberlain School of Design and has taught art and studio art for more than 15 years. Rhonda is the Faculty Advisor to the Hand Knitting Certificate Program at Rhode Island School of Design/CE. She has been featured in articles about teaching knitting design courses for RISD/CE in Yarn Market News and Vogue Knitting, for her Vogue Knitting Challenge class for teens, which included the winning student’s design. Fargnoli has also designed for several yarn companies, including Blue Sky Alpacas, Koigu, and Sheep Shop, and her knitting designs are published in Noro magazine and Knit Simple. Her line of children’s sweaters has been carried in specialty shops throughout New England and the Bahamas. Rhonda is also a contributing writer for Fiber Art Now magazine.
 
Norah Gaughan
Design Director at Berroco, Norah Gaughan is the author of many books, including Knitting Nature, Comfort Knit and Crochet Afghans, and Comfort Knit and Crochet Baby.
 
Susan Guagliumi
Susan Guagliumi’s career as an education specialist in the machine-knitting industry has spanned more than 25 years and included positions with three knitting machine companies, culminating with the position of Education Director for Studio by White Knitting Machines. During those years she oversaw all dealer education, consumer publications, videos and workshops. Her garment designs and technical articles have appeared in both hand- and machine-knitting magazines. She is the author of two hand-knit collections for Creative Publishing international: Knitting Cuff to Cuff: Twelve Sweaters One Way (2007) and Knitting Saddle Style: Twelve Sweaters One Way (2008). Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters (and the companion video) remains one of the most popular machine-knitting books ever published. In March 2010, More Hand-Manipulatd Stitches was published; it is available through Susan’s website (guagliumi.com) or Amazon.com.
 
Franklin Habit
Designer, teacher, author and illustrator Franklin Habit is the author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008) and proprietor of The Panopticon (the-panopticon.blogspot.com), one of the most popular knitting blogs on the Internet. On an average day, upwards of 2,500 readers worldwide drop in for a mix of essays, cartoons, and the continuing adventures of Dolores the Sheep. He recently founded Yarn Shaming (yarnshaming.tumblr.com), because while he loves yarn, yarn does not always love him back.

Franklin’s varied experience in the fiber world includes contributions of writing and design to Vogue Knitting, Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Cast On: A Podcast for Knitters, Twist Collective; and a regular columns for both Knitty.com and Lion Brand Yarns. Several of his independently published designs are available via Ravelry.com.

He travels constantly to teach knitters at shops and guilds across the country and internationally; and has been a popular member of the faculties of such festivals as Vogue Knitting Live!, Stitches Midwest, Sock Summit, and the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat.
 
Anne Hanson
Knitspot owner and designer Anne Hanson, a lifelong knitter with a background in the fashion and graphic design fields, began designing clothing, knitwear, and accessories during the 1970s. Anne, who teaches and writes about knitting, spinning, and designing at her blog, knitspot.com (knitspot.com), lives and works in Ohio with David, who loves wool, too. Anne and David together are the owners and creators of the renowned Knitspot yarn clubs (knitspot.com/clubs/index.html). Anne’s design work has been included in Knitty.com, The Knitter, Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, Sock Club, Brave New Knits, Sock Knitting Master Class, and My Grandmother’s Knitting. Anne’s complete catalog of patterns is available for purchase in the Knitspot Pattern Shop (knitspot.com/knitting_pattern).
 
Louisa Harding
Since she was little, Louisa has always made clothes. She studied Textiles for Fashion at Brighton University, where during her third year she worked at Rowan Yarns, who published two of her very early designs in Rowan Magazine No. 6. She worked as an in-house designer for Rowan for 11 years. Since having children, she has worked alongside her husband, Stephen, a photographer, to create the Miss Bea series of knitting books, inspired by their children, Belle and Oscar. In 2005 she was very fortunate to be given the opportunity of introducing her own line of yarns and pattern publications. She is thoroughly enjoying the creative experience, playing with color and texture and designing beautiful knitwear patterns.
 
June Hemmons Hiatt
June Hemmons Hiatt took the knitting world by surprise in 1989 with the release of her book, The Principles of Knitting. A lifelong knitter, she had spent ten years researching and writing a book that was soon recognized as providing knitters with a new in-depth understanding of their craft. The book went out of print in 1997 but used copies were in demand and soon became scarce. Knitters were eager to see the book reissued but they had a long wait while June spent another ten years working on a completely rewritten and expanded second edition. Simon & Schuster gave the new Principles of Knitting a beautiful new design and it was finally released in 2011
 
Amy Herzog
Amy Herzog is the author of Knit to Flatter (STC Craft, 2013) and teaches sold-out workshops on helping you produce garments you love to wear across the US. Her designs have been featured in Knit Scene, Twist Collective, Interweave Knits, and on her own website, amyherzogdesigns.com. She lives in the Boston area with her family, a room full of wool, and dozens upon dozens of sweaters.
 
Deborah Jarchow
After many years of teaching knitting and crochet, Deborah discovered weaving in 1996 and her love of fiber, texture, and color came together. Since then she has worked full time as a weaver and artist, including teaching fiber arts, creating and selling wearable art, giving lectures, and showing in local, regional and national exhibits. Her work has been exhibited at many galleries and museums across the country including the Gerald R. Ford Museum. She has won numerous awards and written articles for national publications. Her work has been commissioned by many churches and is in many private collections. Since 2004 she has been an artist in residence, teacher, and weaver at Studio Channel Islands Art Center in Camarillo, CA. She loves helping knitters discover the joy of weaving.
 
Taiu Landra
Taiu Landra and her mother Maie are the owners and creative voices of Koigu Wool Designs. For more than a decade, Koigu has supplied top-quality handpainted merino yarn and exquisite knitting designs to consumers across North America. Its unique, rich palette, as glorious as a painter's, has ignited a passion for color and quality in the knitting world.
 
Melissa Leapman
A popular teacher and prolific designer, Melissa Leapman is the author of several bestselling knitting and crocheting books. Her most recent titles are Mastering Color Knitting and Stashbuster Knits (Potter Craft), as well as numerous publications and DVDs from Leisure Arts. Her next book is due out in the fall of 2012.
 
0Catherine Lowe
Catherine Lowe is known for her original and unique construction techniques and her pairing of luxury fiber with elegant design. She has developed an approach to hand-knitting that rethinks the traditional technical and design vocabularies of the hand-knitter and translates the distinctive elements of haute couture dressmaking into refined techniques. Her designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting and Interweave Knits. Her articles on couture knitting technique have been featured in Vogue Knitting, and she has been profiled in Interweave Knits, Knitting Lessons by Lela Nargi, and in KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting’s New Wave by Sabrina Gschwandtner.
 
Patty Lyons
Patty Lyons decided to leave her previous life as a Broadway stage manager in 2005 to follow her passion and work in the knitting world. After managing a local yarn store, in 2008 she joined Lion Brand Yarn to help create the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in New York City, where she served as the Studio Director until 2013.

Patty now teaches nationally at guilds & knitting shows around the country such as Vogue Knitting LIVE, Knit and Crochet Show (the official show of TKGA and CGOA), and STITCHES. A certified knitting instructor, Patty focuses on helping her students see the “why to,” not just the “how to.” She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the much-maligned subjects of gauge and blocking.

Patty’s designs and knitting articles can be found in Creative Knitting and Knit ‘N Style magazine. According to knitwear designer Melissa Leapman, “Patty Lyons has done more to promote the pure love of knitting in New York City than anyone I can think of. Her enthusiasm for the craft is surpassed only by her dedication to quality education. The industry is lucky to have her.”

Patty loves to knit, crochet, and spin, and she has even dabbled on the knitting machine. She is currently attempting not to get sucked into another yarncraft, but weaving is looking pretty interesting. Patty lives in Brooklyn with her husband, a room full of yarn, and her rooftop garden.
 
Trisha Malcolm
Trisha Malcolm’s life in needle crafts began at the age of 4 and has spanned summers knitting, sewing, crocheting, and embroidering at the beach, months backpacking around the world, and academic years as a high school needlework teacher. An editorship at McCalls Needlework and Craft magazine led to a career in craft publishing, including her time as the Craft Editor at Family Circle Magazine Australia and other publications before she took over the helm of Vogue Knitting in 1997. Her role at the company has expanded in the ensuing years, to encompass Knit Simple magazine, a book publishing division (publisher of the Stitchionary series, Knitopedia, and more), custom publishing, and stitching-themed events. Trisha lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her son.
 
Nancy Marchant
Nancy Marchant was born in Indiana but now lives and works as a graphic designer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She has written articles for Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Knitters, as well as a number of Dutch knitting magazines and is the author of Knitting Brioche, the first and only knitting book devoted exclusively to the brioche stitch. She maintains a website on the subject at www.briochestitch.com and teaches brioche knitting both locally and at large yarn shows.
 
Sally Melville
Sally Melville has published 6 books, and each is full of the kind of mostly simple, wearable pieces she loves to design. In addition, she has an extensive teaching schedule, traveling around the world and speaking to wonderful folk who can appreciate the perfect buttonhole, who love the textures and colors and techniques of knitting, who want to be more intuitive about their craft, and who know that life is about learning.
 
Mary Jane Mucklestone
Mary Jane Mucklestone loves to knit and especially love to knit with color. She's the author of 2 new books featuring colorwork; the colorwork stitch dictionary 150 Scandinavian Motifs, and Fair Isle Style a contemporary take on colorwork featuring 20 projects from 18 popular designers. Her first book 200 Fair Isle Motifs was an instant classic and has been translated into many languages.

Mary Jane loves traveling to study traditional knitting techniques and to learn more about the history of the craft. She's a popular teacher specializing in lively, fun, and informative classes. She feels lucky to be invited to teach all over the world, eager to share knitting knowledge with her students. She aims to give students the courage to try something new!

Mary Jane's inventive handknitting designs are featured in many books and magazines as well as on her website MaryJaneMucklestone.com.
 
Lucy Neatby
Lucy Neatby is an internationally recognized teacher, designer, and writer who thrills knitters around the world with her inimitable charm, knowledge, and uniquely colorful designs. Her passion for nurturing and empowering knitters, and putting them in control of their art, is legendary! She is the author two books, Cool Socks Warm Feet, Cool Knitters Finish in Style, and she created the Learn With Lucy DVD series (16 titles).
 
Brooke Nico
Brooke Nico began designing by sewing her own wardrobe, inspired by drape and color. She brought her talents to knitting almost ten years ago, first exploring modular construct then lace. Next, Brooke opened Kirkwood Knittery, a yarn shop in St. Louis. Brooke’s designs have been featured in several magazines, including Vogue Knitting and Debbie Bliss magazine. As a dedicated teacher, Brooke guides knitters through the intricacies of techniques to make their projects as polished as possible.
 
Dora Ohrenstein
Dora is one of the leading American crochet designers. She has published four books for major publishers, including Custom Crocheted Sweaters: Make Garments That Really Fit and Creating Crochet Fabric, both with Lark Books, and her book Tunisian Crochet in 2013 by Interweave Press. Her webzine, CrochetInsider.com, is one of the most well-read crochet sites on the web. She writes about crochet technique, trends, and history, and she teaches advanced crochet classes at Crochet Insider online. Dora’s designs can be found in Interweave Crochet and Crochet Today, and she writes for Yarn Market News and other magazines.
 
Shirley Paden
As an internationally recognized hand-knitwear designer, Shirley Paden’s designs and articles have appeared in magazines such as Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Knitters, Family Circle, and Knit It as well as in the collections of leading yarn companies. She has taught and lectured on various aspects of hand knitting and crochet locally, nationally, and internationally. In her book, Knitwear Design Workshop, she brings to life in print her most popular class, Knitwear Design, for all those who want to explore designing their own garments or altering commercial patterns. Shirley has been featured on HGTV and Knitting Daily TV as well as in designer interviews in the leading knitting magazines. The British magazine The Knitter has named her in its “Who’s Who in North American Knitting” list. She was the 2011 featured American Needlework Designer at the Danish Needlework Fair in Middelfart, Denmark. She is also the owner of Shirley Paden Custom Knits, located in New York City, where Shirley designs an exclusive line of custom knit clothing.
 
Clara Parkes
Clara Parkes’ love affair with yarn began at the age of 12. Since 2000, she has been leading knitters on a weekly yarn adventure through her online knitting magazine, Knitter’s Review. Dubbed one of “knitting’s new wave” by Vogue Knitting, she is the author of The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, The Knitter’s Book of Wool, and The Knitter’s Book of Socks. Her latest book is The Yarn Whisperer. She loves good yarn and believes in the healing powers of butter, both of which she enjoys from her farmhouse on the coast of Maine.
 
Carla Scott
Carla Scott is currently editor in chief of Knit Simple magazine and executive editor of Vogue Knitting magazine. She has been working with Vogue Knitting since 1982 and has enjoyed hosting the VK Tours for the past 10 years. She created and edited the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary book series and is closely involved in the various knitting books published by Sixth&Spring Books. A knitter since the age of 7, Carla has had a career in the hand-knitting industry spanning more than 30 years, working for various yarn companies, knitting magazines, and book publishers in New York City. Carla lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter (who is also a knitter).
 
Amy Singer
Amy R Singer is the editor of the online knitting magazine Knitty.com which has had more than 137 million site visits since its launch in 2002. Eleven years ago.

Most people who learn she’s a knitter and knitting magazine editor who is allergic to wool think it’s hysterical. Ha. Never mind. She’s perfectly happy knitting with cotton and silk and lots of other stuff, and wrote a book on the subject (No Sheep for You; Interweave Press, 2007), and a few others about other stuff. She champions the joys of mindless [think relaxing] knitting, helping knitters to create beautiful things without tearing their hair out.

Amy lives in Toronto with her husband and their two rabbits, Boeing and Squeeze, and is frequently seen walking about shamelessly in public with her ukulele.
 
Leslye Solomon
Having taught more than 20 years of sold-out classes at national and international seminars, Leslye Solomon is an enthusiastic, energetic, and empathetic teacher. Her classes include comprehensive sweater designing, hands-on sweater finishing, and easy-to-learn (or switch to) continental knitting. Leslye has published a number of sweater designs and editorials, and she has produced numerous instructional DVDs. Her well-photographed, studio-produced DVDs include the following titles: The Hand-Knitter’s Guide to Sweater Finishing, The Absolute Best Way to Learn How to Knit, The Hand Knitter’s Guide to Buttonholes and Bands, The Hand Knitter’s Guide to Making Socks, and The Hand Knitter’s Guide to Making Socks on a Single Circular Needle. Her recent project has been the completion an exciting new, patent pending, iPhone/iPad app called KnitSpeaker.
 
Debbie Stoller
Debbie is the author of the New York Times–bestselling Stitch ’n Bitch series of knitting and crocheting books. She is also the Editor in Chief of BUST Magazine. Debbie began knitting when she was only 6 years old, but it took 30 years before she actually learned to enjoy it. Once she became obsessed, in 1999, she started a Stitch ’n Bitch group in a cafe in NYC’s Lower East Side, and it became the inspiration for thousands of Stitch ’n Bitch groups that have formed all across the country in the years since. She has written 5 books in the Stitch ’n Bitch series and has her own line of yarn, Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller. She lives in Brooklyn with one crazy cat, 2 weird dogs, and way too much yarn.
 
Carol Sulcoski
Carol Sulcoski is an attorney turned fiber artist: after the birth of her oldest child, she retired from the practice of law and began knitting in earnest. She is the author of Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns and co-author of Knit So Fine (both Interweave Press). Her knitting designs and articles have appeared in Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, KnitScene, St.-Denis Magazine, Knitty.com and other publications. Carol also creates hand-dyed yarns and fibers as Black Bunny Fibers, and she began her own pattern line in 2009. She lives with her family outside Philadelphia.
 
Mary Beth Temple

Mary Beth Temple designs in both knit and crochet—and sometimes both at the same time! Her patterns and articles have appeared in a wide variety of books and magazines, and she is the lead designer for Hooked for Life, LLC, which is available online and via your local yarn store. Mary Beth is the author of the humor books The Secret Language of Knitters and Hooked for Life: Adventures of a Crochet Zealot as well as two crochet home-decor booklets for Leisure Arts. She hosts the weekly crochet podcast Getting Loopy (www.GettingLoopy.com) and loves to teach, both online and in real life.

 
Michele Wang
A designer since 2009, with designs appearing in Vogue Knitting, Michele is now a member of Brooklyn Tweed’s Design Team. She has also designed for Quince & Co. and has spoken and taught knitting classes at Purl Soho, Loop and Knitty City. Upcoming designs appear in knit.wear, Pom Pom Quarterly and Amirisu. Keep up with her at mishi2x.com
 
Gale Zucker
Commercial photographer Gale Zucker is co-author of Craft Activism: People, Projects & Ideas from the New Community of Handmade, PotterCraft 2011, chosen for Best Books by Library Journal & Amazon. Other books she photographed include Shear Spirit (2008), Mason Dixon: Knitting Outside the Lines (2008) and WearWithAll: Knits for Your Life (2012). Her latest book is of portraits photographed at the New York Sheep & Wool Festival. As a professional photographer, Gale photographs for magazines, corporations, and institutions along with knitwear fashion. In 2012–13, appearances included guest author/workshop leader at the Arkansas Literary Festival, Shepherds Harvest in Minnesota, Fiber College of Maine and Los Angeles/Slipt Stitchers Knitting Guild.