Our Team

Hi, I'm Amy (she/her)! I'm a business owner, hand spinner, yarn lover, obsessive knitter and podcaster. Along with making things, I'm passionate about creative small businesses and yoga! At the heart of my business is this idea that making things makes us better. This might look like more creativity and confidence or more patience and peace in your day to day life. In a nutshell, it's not just about the yarn - it's about finding something that helps you and makes you feel like your most authentic, best self! Of course, my hope is to make it all a lot of fun and to connect with other like minded makers along the way. I feel incredibly grateful to do and share the things I love here at Knit Collage.

Vanessa (she/her) is Knit Collage's Design and Creative Experience Manager. A lover of fiber, knitting/crochet, color and fashion, she has designed several Knit Collage patterns in both knitting and crochet and also lives to provide inspiration for styling, fit, and color. Vanessa’s love of fashion runs deep and she has a BA in Fashion Design, a BS in Fashion Merchandising Management from FIT and also specialized in knitwear while studying at Polimoda in Florence, Italy. Before joining Knit Collage, she spent several years pursuing a variety of creative career endeavors such as a boutique owner, assistant set decorator /prophand for film, and flight attendant to name a few. Vanessa is now living out her childhood dreams of designing knitwear, building community and advocating for size inclusivity, and representation in the knitwear industry.

Melanie (she/her) joined the Knit Collage team as Project Manager where she helps will all things website and inventory related. She stumbled into knitting when, upon moving to North Carolina after living 20+ years in Florida, she discovered how long and cold winters are. Knitting instantly became an obsession (for both Melanie and her two cats) and ever since that first project, she's had something on her needles at all times. When not knocking out stitches on a current wip, Melanie is likely stretching out on a yoga mat or happily lost on a hike in nature. 

Stacy (she/her) is our Community Manager at Knit Collage.  She assists with customer service and support and manages our Knitalong/Make-Along and Creative Knitters Facebook groups.  She is a serial crafter and loves making!  She knits, crochets, quilts, does embroidery, and fabric art, amongst other things.  Her new fave craft is basket weaving!  She lives in hot Houston, TX but that doesn’t stop her from making all the wooly things!

Cheryl (she/her) is one of our resident knitting coaches and pattern designers here at Knit Collage. She is a long time contributor and has designed many patterns including the Flower Power Cardi. Cheryl has worked in pattern support for many years and has helped with our KAL/MALs from their inception. When she's not knitting or providing support, Cheryl enjoys long bicycle rides and sailing with her family. If you have any Knit Collage knitting/crochet related questions please feel free to reach out to her!

Laurel (she/her) is a designer of so many of our Knit Collage patterns, including many favorites such as the Pixelated Cardi, Spring Fling, and Kaleidoscope sweater. Her oversight and management of pattern testing ensures our patterns are beginner friendly, error free, and always ready by key deadlines for our knitalongs. Laurel brings to our team a trifecta of critical skills, she is highly detail oriented, incredibly knowledgeable about all forms and styles of knitting, and a creative problem solver when it comes to pattern designs. She regularly joins zooms and often helps customers work through any challenges encountered. When she is not knitting (which we are convinced is only while she sleeps), she enjoys spending time with her family and three dogs, baking bread and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Anne's (she/her) designs include the Gumdrop Sweater.  She hosts one-on-one Zoom help sessions during our MALs and is available for pattern support year-round by email. She loves helping turn frustration into triumph and seeing all the creative ways people put their own spin on our patterns.  She really believes in the transformative power of the fiber arts and has seen firsthand the healing for both mind and spirit that can be found in making. She feels so lucky to have connected with people all around the country and the globe through a shared love of craft. Her “some day” dream is to host knitting retreats in Italy, so she tries to keep her Italian from getting too rusty in between visits. When she's not holding yarn and practicing verb conjugations, she is indulging her other passion-- collecting more houseplants than is probably reasonable.