Meg Swansen is a

knitting Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile, or fabric. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either flat or i ...

designer, owner of

Schoolhouse Press Schoolhouse Press is a supplier of hand-knitting patterns, books, wool, and tools, as well as a craft book publisher. The company was founded in 1959 by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and it is currently run by Elizabeth's daughter Meg Swansen and Elizabeth ...

and the daughter of

Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (9 August 1910 – 30 November 1999) was a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer. She revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television. Tho ...

. Similar to her mother, she has helped to popularize knitting and is a well-respected author and knitting teacher, especially at her knitting retreats. Swansen also writes a long-running regular column in ''

Vogue Knitting ''Vogue Knitting,'' also known as Vogue Knitting International, is a magazine about knitting published by SoHo Publishing LLC. It is published biannually and includes knitting designs, yarn reviews, and interviews with designers. Vogue Internatio ...

'' called "Meg Swansen on...", which covers everything from the Turkish cast on (Fall 2005), to

lace knitting Lace knitting is a style of knitting characterized by stable "holes" in the fabric arranged with consideration of aesthetic value. Lace is sometimes considered the pinnacle of knitting, because of its complexity and because woven fabrics cannot ea ...

(Spring/Summer 2006), to the ''recherché'' Scandinavian two-end knitting (Winter 2006/2007). Swansen runs a knitting camp in

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

. This camp was established in 1974 by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and Meg took over the organization of the event when her mother retired.

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References

* Fallick, M (1996). Knitting in America. Artisan Books.

External links

Website for Schoolhouse Press
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