About Shannon Okey

Shannon lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband Tamas and four cats.

See Amazon Author Central for the most up-to-date listing of her books.

Shannon founded Cooperative Press, an independent book publishing company which also publishes the magazine Knit Edge, and she previously served as editor in chief of UK-based print knitting magazine Yarn Forward.

She also owns and operates Knitgrrl Studio.

Shannon has been a columnist for knit.1 and Knitting Today magazines, and was a founding co-owner of Stitch Cleveland. She was also among the founders of Stitch Cooperative, a designer-operated pattern publishing co-op, and she organizes maker-focused events including Cleveland Bazaar as well as gallery shows featuring fellow fiber artists.

Shannon teaches and speaks nationwide for many different types of audiences: for an outdated selection, see the events page for a selection of her previous classes.

She can be contacted via email at admin@knitgrrl.com.

See also: (other authors’ books Shannon’s appeared in)

The Crafter Culture Handbook by Amy Spencer.

Not Your Mama’s Felting: The Cool and Creative Way to Get it Together by Amy Swenson

Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter by Alison Hansel

Find Your Style, and Knit It Too by Sharon Turner

Bead Simple: Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way You Want It by Susan Beal