Bad Sheep Yarn Artists
We feel so privileged to be able to work with other artists and share their designs with you. Please read about the featured artists, check out their websites and social media pages, and show some love by giving them a follow on their pages.
KnotBadBritt
Brittany Garber
Britt has been a crochet designer since 2020. She specializes in advanced beginner designs that are easy to memorize and exemplify the joy of crochet. Her goal is to amplify the beauty of crochet in the craft world while uplifting BIPOC makers/designers in the industry. When she isn't designing, Britt is a stay at home mother, raising her three children in the Pacific Northwest.
Website | Instagram | Ravelry
Sun Daughter Knits
Sönna Schuttner
Constantly creating, my medium is whatever is before me. Be it with garden herbs, wool, grocery lists with doodles or alters in our home. My Great Grandmother taught me how to crochet at the age of 7 and I was instantly enthralled. I'm sure many can relate: I will stay up way too late and wake up too early, I knit at the drive-through while waiting for my coffee, I knit in the grocery line, but I try to resist the urge to knit at stop lights while driving.
Website | Instagram | Ravelry
A Bee In The Bonnet
Lauren Rad
Lauren Rad is a former lawyer turned knitwear designer who designs soft, romantic knits for knitters who want a brief escape from the everyday. Lauren lives in California with her husband and small child. When she’s not knitting, you can usually find her puttering about in her rose garden or collecting shells and sea glass at the beach.
Website | Instagram | Ravelry
Rosalie’s Daughter
Becca Goldthwaite Carlson
An editor by trade, Becca is a lifelong knitter and crocheter who learned both from a very, very young age at the side of her mother, Rosalie, a gifted fiber artist who could count the stitches on a stranger’s sweater and then pop home to reproduce it with ease. When Alzheimer’s robbed Rosalie of those abilities, Becca refocused her creative energy into designing beautiful things she could share with her mother, who even in the late stages of her debilitating disease remains mesmerized by anything made with yarn. And so, Rosalie’s Daughter was born—a tribute to her mother and a daily remembrance of their shared passion.
Ink + Wool
Therese Chynoweth
Therese is an avid, mostly self-taught knitter and designer. She loves incorporating techniques from many different knitting traditions into her work, as well as trying out new-to-her techniques. Her book, Norwegian Knitting Techniques for Today's Knitter, was released by Wiley Publishing in 2010. Therese worked for Dale of Norway for 10 years and has been freelancing as a technical editor and knitwear designer since that time.
Barbanne Designs
Barb Bennet
I'm Barb Bennett, the designer behind Barbanne Designs. I've been knitting for 20 years and crocheting for 5, and I love creating patterns with intricate details—lace, cables, and mosaic colorwork are my favorites. I’m drawn to indie-dyed and jewel-toned yarns and enjoy blending historic charm with modern techniques. Knitting and crochet are my creative escape, and I love sharing that joy with others.
Aklori Designs
Lori Harrison
Lori Harrison has been designing exclusively in Tunisian crochet since 2017. She specializes in size-inclusive garment and accessory patterns that are both enjoyable to make and wear. Lori is the author of Exploring Tunisian Crochet, a guide for crocheters of all skill levels looking to expand their techniques, and Tunisian Crochet: A Stitch Dictionary with 501 stitches to Explore. When she doesn’t have a Tunisian crochet hook in her hand, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and nature photography.
Rayyna.Knits
Rayyna Knits
Robin, the designer behind Rayyna.Knits, has been designing knit garments since 2023, having dived in the deep end with grading when confronted with a yarn she could not find a pattern to match her vision. But her self-taught skills in knitting and crochet have a solid twenty years behind her. She particularly loves intricate lace, cable and even mosaic designs, but also appreciates a solid staple piece as well. When not knitting or designing, you can probably find her doing some other type of craft, whether it be painting, collage, or even legos!
Nazee's Designs
Nazee's Designs
My name is Nazanin S. Fard. I am a knitting/crochet designer with more than 900 published designs. My designs are regularly published in magazines and on yarn company web sites. I became interested in knitting at around age four, when my mom started knitting for my unborn sister. I learned then and hardly ever put down my knitting needles. I learned to crochet from my craft teacher in middle school. Using a hook instead of two needles always intrigued me. Crocheting became a wonderful addition to my knitting. My first design was published in 1992 and has been going on since then.
Website | LoveCrafts | Ravelry