Knitting Pattern Designer
Birch Tree Knits | Alice Smith | birchtreeknits.com
Birch Tree Knits grew from a desire to share the knitting experience, and a bit of relaxation by teaching people how to knit in the midst of the pandemic. As I taught, I found myself wanting to create clear and easy to follow patterns to help my students in their effort to build their knitting skills. My knitting friend, Kristin, encouraged me to design a few hats for her shop, and that’s how it all started!
My designs usually originate from memories of time spent with family, images that catch my eye while hanging out in nature, often in New England, or a yarn sparks my inspiration! Once I started designing, I fully realized the complexity of my endeavor… creating patterns that may look intricate, are actually straightforward, interesting, relaxing, and playful. Thank goodness for my tech editor and grading guru, Annie B. Lin; we started teaching together years ago at our LYS and became great friends ~ it’s such a joy to work with her! I’ve grown along the way, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the process of being able to share patterns, which I enjoy knitting and wearing, and hope you will too!
