Mary Jane Mucklestone is a world-known hand knitting designer, whose inventive designs are featured in many books and magazines

She’s the author of 4 books featuring stranded colorwork; the stitch dictionary "150 Scandinavian Motifs," and "Fair Isle Style" a contemporary take on colorwork featuring 20 projects from 18 popular designers. GeoKnits focuses on geometric shapes, by clever bias knitting and in stranded knitting alike.

Her first book "200 Fair Isle Motifs" was an instant classic and has been translated into many languages.

Mary Jane travels the world to study traditional knitting techniques and to learn more about the history of the craft. She’s a popular teacher specializing in lively, fun and informative classes. Her objective is to give students the courage to try something new!