My Bio

I started knitting as an older lad and come from a much different background. I used wood for my art...not fiber. I was introduced to fiber art through spinning and was immediately captivated by the calming peace. But after spinning for a short time, I needed an outlet to use up my quickly growing stash of hand spun yarn. I needed a new challenge! I put off knitting for as long as I could. I knew that once I began, it would snowball into so much more. I knew this would require special time for my new adventure. I immediately fell in love with the simple act of pulling a strand of wool through a loop and repeating over and over. At the extreme end of this simplicity, I fell in love with the complexity and challenge that existed when creating a garment from an idea. A garment that makes...

I started knitting as an older lad and come from a much different background. I used wood for my art...not fiber. I was introduced to fiber art through spinning and was immediately captivated by the calming peace. But after spinning for a short time, I needed an outlet to use up my quickly growing stash of hand spun yarn. I needed a new challenge! I put off knitting for as long as I could. I knew that once I began, it would snowball into so much more. I knew this would require special time for my new adventure. I immediately fell in love with the simple act of pulling a strand of wool through a loop and repeating over and over. At the extreme end of this simplicity, I fell in love with the complexity and challenge that existed when creating a garment from an idea. A garment that makes you look great, a piece of wearable art. A garment that I could be proud of. Not having been surrounded by knitters, I have no predisposition on how "it should be." And I carry this non-traditional knitting into most of what I do. Because, knitting is so much more than the yarn. Johnny Skein