I learned to knit when I was about 7 yrs old. I was mesmerized watching Great Auntie Nellie speed knit. Fast forward (pun intended) as I grew through my teens, I learned crochet too, but really got into serious knitting in my twenties when I open my own bricks and mortar knitting shop and haberdashery in a village in North Yorkshire, England. The speed knitting technique I learned from Auntie Nellie cme in useful! If you are curious, check out my knitting technique video coming in January 2023.
I've been a visual artist all my life - as a side gig to my day job (healthcare executive and educator)- I've sold many pieces of commissioned paintings, portraits, and dabbled in all kinds of media. I've lived in the UK and USA, travelled to many, many countries and been inspired by the light, colors and landscapes, in many different places. I love to paint and play with color - but I've always come back to knitting for relaxation. Now, I will combine color and fiber to create visually striking color fiber pieces. I've been on Etsy since 2011 and dabbled with selling patterns here, on and off through that time. Now it's time to have fun!

A Promise to myself - knitting with color.
For 2023 I have promised to be more true to my right brain dominant self and go back to my passion to play with color again and concentrate on bringing color back to my designs.

Exciting announcements: Hand Knit Artisans is growing in 2023
Here at the turn of 2022-2023 I will finally be launching a knitting-with-color blog and vlog, in addition to my Etsy store. I also sell on Ravelry under the same brand - so check me out there too.

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Karen




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