Lisa Hannan FoxDesigner
United States
I live in beautiful Northern California with my husband and son, and in addition to knitting, I also cross stitch, crochet, and occasionally sew. When I’m not crafting, I enjoy hiking, backpacking, figure skating, and playing video games.
I started knitting in the beginning of 2011. I had crocheted when I was a kid and cross stitched most of my life and was ready for something new, so I asked my mom to teach me to knit. She taught me the basics — cast on, cast off, knit, and purl.
After a little practice, I immediately launched into my first project, a 2×2 forest green ribbed scarf. Then I started devouring knitting projects, one after another, and soon started designing my very first project, a giant tetris afghan. After working on it off and on for five years, I finally finished it and published the pattern, along with other patterns I designed in the meantime. If there is ever a zombie apocalypse, I’m well equipped to make socks, sweaters and blankets for everyone!
- Knitting20 Skills
Knitting: Over 10 years
20 Skills
- Cast on & bind off
- Knit and purl stitches
- Simple increase & decrease
- Picking up stitches
- Fair Isle
- Lace Work
- Knitting in the round
- Turn a heel
- Stranded knitting
- I-cord
- Double knitting
- Ribbed
- Short rows
- Garter
- Modular knitting
- Kitchener
- Stocking
- Slipped stitches
- Cables
- Provisional cast on
