About

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About Kristen Hanley Cardozo:

I fell into knitting as a way to keep sane when motherhood and cabin fever were making me stir crazy. This deal with the sticks and the string came in handy later when I became very ill and had to learn new relaxation techniques. It came in handy yet again when I was looking for ways to force myself to write more regularly, and Knitting Kninja was born. What began as an excuse for writing very quickly became a collection of patterns as the design monster overtook my brain like some sort of alien brain sucker thing. Horrible metaphors come naturally to me.

I’m currently finishing my undergraduate degree at Mills College after a long stint as an art school dropout, so blogging’s fallen by the wayside in favor of essay writing (OHMYBOB so much essay writing!) but I’m still releasing new patterns somewhat on the regular! Stop by often. I like hearing from people, so write me at knittingkninja@gmail.com.

The fox image was designed and illustrated by the incomparable Jonathan Demos.