Our teachers are some of the most visionary knitters in the Bay Area. They are talented, committed and creative souls who have helped countless students to realise and even surpass their wildest creative dreams.

It has been designed to inspire you to be your most productive and creative best.

When did you start to knit? As a child in Ireland. Our first project was a scarf – of course. We then graduated to mittens, gloves and socks. But our most complicated project was a pair of knickers, a.k.a. underpants. Even as an eight year old, I questioned why anyone would ever want to wear wool knickers. I objected, but to no avail. I had to knit the wretched knickers.

I returned to knitting in 2004. Gone were the days of scratchy wool and in its stead were gorgeous cotton, bamboo, and silk yarns. I fell in love. And then of course there was the sociability factor. No matter where I whipped out my needles, peoples were emboldened to talk. “Oh, I remember my mother knitting” or some such version was usually the opening gambit.

Why knit-one-one? I fell in love not only with the colors, textures, and smells of yarn, but also with the wonderfully warm, creative, and raucous community of knitters. I wanted to start a business that provided a space for the enormous creativity of the knitting world and at the same time nurtured the community building aspects of knitting.

Where do you like to knit? I love to lie on my couch, knitting needles in hand, my 9 lb poodle Kofi on my lap, listening to NPR or opera. This is a definition of bliss for me.

What project are you working on at the moment?
I am on a baby hat kick at the moment. I have a new niece and started by making her 3 hats, and now I can’t seem to stop.