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Popular designers of hand knitting patterns are named and their distinctives are summarized.

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Starmore, a Scottish knitting designer, is well known for her intricate Fair Isle sweater designs. She is considered an authority on Fair Isle and Aran knitting.

Domain: Hobbies; Category: Knitting

Ann Budd, former editor of Interweave Knits, still writes and edits knitting books and patterns. She is also a knitting teacher and blogger.

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Annie Modesitt is an American knitting designer and author of many books on the subject of knitting. She refers to herself as a "knitting heretic" because she sometimes defies traditional ...

Domain: Hobbies; Category: Knitting

Cheryl Oberle is the author of "Folk Shawls" and currently focuses on designing with hand-dyed and natural yarns. She is also a knitting teacher.

Domain: Hobbies; Category: Knitting

Debbie Bliss is a knitwear designer from the United Kingdom. Author of many knitting books and patters, one of her specialties is knitwear for children and babies.

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Deborah Newton, American knitwear designer, is author of "Designing Knitwear" and "Finishing School" among many other patterns and books. She is an expert on knitting technique.

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Elizabeth Zimmerman (1910-1999)was born in England but later lived in the United States. She was a gifted knitting teacher who wrote books encouraging use of the Continental (German) method of ...

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