Susan B Anderson

ABOUT SUSAN B ANDERSON

Knitting expert who is best known for her toy designs, sock patterns and shawl designs. She is a best-selling knitting book author, designer, award-winning blogger and writer. Her knitting books include titles such as Itty-Bitty Hats, Itty-Bitty Toys and Kindred Knits. She has earned more than 120,000 followers on her susanbanderson Instagram account.

She taught herself to knit one summer as a teenager. She went to college and started teaching middle school. She retired from teaching public school in 1996 and started designing knitwear for children and babies.

She worked as a freelance designer for many top yarn companies, magazines and independent companies. She co-founded a company called Barrett Wool Co. For the holiday season, she has posted examples of her festive creations to Instagram.

She and her husband had four children. Her son Evan Anderson co-founded her company.

In 2007, she visited New York City and saw Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen .