What Would Madame Defarge Knit?

Chrissy Gardiner began her knitting odyssey in 2005, shortly after the birth of her second child. Finding herself a bit stir crazy at home with an infant and toddler (but with absolutely no desire to go back to her former career as a software architect), she decided to figure out how to turn her craft obsession into a little business. Thus, Gardiner Yarn Works was born.

Chrissy is a regular contributor to Interweave Knits and has designed for Knitty, Twist Collective, Classic Elite Yarns, Blue Moon Fiber Arts and numerous compilation books. She has published her own line of patterns under Gardiner Yarn Works. Since 2006 she has written two sock books, Toe-Up! Patterns and Worksheets to Whip Your Sock Knitting Into Shape
 and Indie Socks: Knitting Patterns and Dyer Profiles Featuring Hand-Dyed Yarns

You can find more of Chrissy’s work at her website, Gardiner Yarn Works. She can be found on Ravelry as chrissyg and on twitter as @knittinmom. She lives in beautiful Portland, Oregon, with her two kids, three cats, two rabbits and one extremely patient husband.