Patty Lyons

PATTY LYONS  is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert who is known for teaching the “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful knitter”. She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the much maligned subjects of gauge and blocking. Her popular classes can also be found online through her website, education.pattylyons.com, which features her educational content.

Patty has been a repeat guest on PBS’s Knitting Daily TV and even quoted as a subject-matter expert in the Wall Street Journal. Patty is also known for her lighthearted “feud” with Seth Meyers.

Patty is the author of the best-selling books: Patty Lyons’ Knitting Bag of Tricks, and Patty Lyons’ Knitting Bag of Tricks: The Official Workbook.

Safiyyah Talley

SAFIYYAH TALLEY is the author of “Knit 2 Socks in 1 and “Knitting Cowlettes” and has a brand new book launching this September -- Knitting Cowlettes. She is also a knitwear designer, teacher, blogger and podcaster that works out of her home in scenic Indiana, USA.

When she is not knitting, Safiyyah either spends her free time hiking with her photographer husband, her toddler son Beau, and chocolate lab, Arya, or enjoying the rural Indiana landscape with her three cats, Khaleessi, Nymeria, and Benjamin Chase.