Meet Your Teachers

Alison Green

Alison Green is a knit and crochet designer, teacher, and technical editor who has been immersed in the yarn world since the early 2000s.

Anne-Sophie Chiarello-Bell

Anne-Sophie teaches knitting and fibre arts at Ballenberg (Switzerland's nationally acclaimed centre for craft) as well as online and through retreats and classes in Brienz, Basel and Bern.

Beth Zych

Beth has a raging passion for yarn and learning new ways to make beautiful things with it.

Bruce Weinstein

From bestselling cookbooks to knitting patterns and podcast episodes, Bruce Weinstein juggles a whirlwind creative life with his husband in rural New England—fueled by passion, persistence, and a very patient collie named Nosh.

Dario Tubiana

Dario Tubiana is an Italian knitwear designer living and working between Amsterdam and Rome. His work moves between tradition and experimentation, combining a love for hand-knitting with a deep understanding of industrial design.

Ellen Lewis

Ellen Lewis is the founder of Crazy for Ewe, a contemporary yarn shop based in Maryland with a global online community of knitters.

Kate Atherley

Kate Atherley is an internationally known knitting author, teacher, and editor.

Lena Skvagerson

Lena is a knit and crochet designer, teacher, and video tutorial producer with a lifelong passion for turning yarn into stories. Over the past 4 decades, she has created more than 1,000 knit and crochet designs and produced 700+ video tutorials, helping makers of all skill levels discover the joy of creating.

Marie Greene

Do you know Marie Greene? She's a super prolific knitter, designer and author about to embark on a brand new journey with her latest book, and she's going to dish all the details with YarnSmarts!!

Nina Machlin Dayton

Nina Machlin Dayton is a veteran knitting designer and teacher with over 45 years of experience, known for her vintage-inspired designs, leadership in the Indie Design Gift-A-Long, and appearances such as on Knit Stars Season 6.

Safiyyah Talley

Safiyyah is the author of “Knit 2 Socks in 1 and “Knitting Cowlettes”.  She is also a knitwear designer, teacher, blogger and podcaster that works out of her home in scenic Indiana, USA.

Tanis Gray

Tanis Gray Chang is a prolific and award-winning knitting designer and author whose vibrant work, bestselling books, and dedication to teaching and community have made her a beloved figure in the fiber arts world.

Amy Snell

Amy Snell is a knitting instructor and designer and who teaches across the U.S. and online. She’s known for her clever designs, deep technical understanding, and teaching style that empowers knitters to be curious, confident, and capable.

Ashley Flagg

Ashley Flagg learned to crochet in college, got a friend to show her how to knit and purl in 2005, then spinning took over her life completely when she was handed a drop spindle in 2006.

Brette Rothschild

Doctor of Physical Therapy | Creator of Knit for Life

Brette Rothschild is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with more than 25 years of experience and the creator of Knit for Life. An avid knitter herself, she brings together her clinical knowledge and love of making to help knitters, crocheters, and other crafters find greater comfort in the activities they love.

Carson Demers

Are you Knitting Comfortably? If you're like a great many of us, probably not!! Our good friend Carson Demers will help us learn how to take care of our bodies so we can craft longer and elimite some of the pain that can make our crafting a labor of love (see what we did there?)!

Debbie Bliss

Debbie Bliss is the author of over 40 books of hand knit designs and technical publications.

Fiona Ellis

Fiona Ellis graduated from DeMontfort University (England) with a degree in fashion design, where she specialized in hand-knitwear design. Since graduating in 1993 she has been consistently designing professionally in a number of different areas.

Keith Leonard

Keith Leonard is a knitting instructor and yarn dyer who travels nationwide teaching classes, known for his expertise in knitwear finishing and his engaging presence at events like Vogue Knitting Live.

Lily Chin

Lily M. Chin is an internationally famous knitter and crocheter who has worked in the yarn industry for more than 30 years, as a designer, instructor, and author of 8 books on knitting and crochet.

Mary Martin

Mary Martin is a knitwear designer based in Toronto, Canada, creating innovative fabrics. She has pioneered
two reversible techniques: Fission Knitting and Fusion Knitting and is developing Woven Knitting.

Patty Lyons

PATTY LYONS (http://pattylyons.com/) is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert who is known for teaching the “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful knitter”. She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the much-maligned subjects of gauge and blocking.

Shaina Bilow

Shaina Bilow is a seasoned knitting instructor and designer with over 20 years of industry experience, celebrated for her encouraging teaching style and ability to help knitters master new skills with joy.

Toni Lipsey

Toni is a crochet designer, author, and teacher from metro Detroit, celebrated for her colorful, beginner-friendly patterns, Tunisian crochet expertise, and popular book *The Tunisian Crochet Handbook".

Ana Campos

Ana Campos is a knitting and crochet instructor originally from Brazil. She now calls Salem, Massachusetts home, where she runs her yarn shop, Circle of Stitches, and Toil & Trouble, her indie yarn dyeing studio.

Barry Klein

Barry Klein is owner and designer of yarns and patterns for Trendsetter Yarns. Barry grew up in the knitting industry by working in his mothers’ knitting store.

Bristol Ivy

Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer, teacher, and author from Bangor, Maine.

Cecelia Campochiaro

Cecelia Campochiaro appeared on the knitting scene in 2015 with her debut book, Sequence Knitting.

Edie Eckman

Edie creates confident knitters and crocheters! She helps you learn the techniques you need not only to follow patterns, but also to problem-solve and think for yourself.

Harry Wells

Harry Wells, a former university professor, is now a professional knitting instructor and designer known for his well-organized, engaging classes and textured, linear designs for men and women.

Kim McBrien Evans

Curiosity, exploration and an ever expanding plan for world domination are central to the work of knitwear designer and indie hand dyer, Kim McBrien Evans.

Margaret Radcliffe

Margaret Radcliffe is a renowned knitting author, designer, and instructor with decades of experience, celebrated for her expert teaching at major fiber events and her passion for heritage breed fibers.

Natalie Warner

Natalie Warner of Natalie in Stitches is a fourth-generation dressmaker and university-trained knitwear designer dedicated to empowering makers.

Rosann Fleischauer

Rosann Fleischauer is a knitwear and crochet designer with a background in math, architecture, and management consulting, whose work appears in major publications and whose debut book, *Cozy Coastal Knits*, quickly became a bestseller.

Susan Baron

Susan is an acclaimed knitting designer, teacher, and certified technical editor with over 100 designs and expertise ranging from beginner skills to advanced techniques.

Xandy Peters

Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern.