Meet the Staff: Anne

Anne is not just an avid knitter she is our very own in house designer and color coordinator! How did she end up at String of Purls? It found her! She used to knit with Robin and Susie at her home and the idea of String of Purls was born. She joined the team a year later.

She first tried to learn knitting as a child from her grandmother, but really took to it in 1981 while working a high stress advertising job. She was looking for a way to relax. Her favorite aspect of knitting is creating. Her husband, Bob, always asks her, "Is that the pattern you are NOT follow?" I think that pretty much sums it up! She loves to put her own spin on things or just create something new that comes to mind.

Anne says if she absolutely has to name a favorite yarn, it would be alpaca. She loves the way it drapes and is as soft as cashmere. Her favorite pattern is her own Alpaca Vest. She enjoyed designing it and it is knit in one piece. She hopes to make a summer lacy version of this vest. The best project she ever completed was the bed jacket from "Romantic Knits" because of it's beautiful shaping and eyelet lace edging.

Aside from knitting and designing, Anne loves to scuba dive. For those of you on Ravelry, she's the one knitting underwater in her profile! As for the guilt level of her yarn stash...prepare yourself. "0 guilt!...the more the better!"