About this author

Lynne Watterson has been knitting and designing for as long a she can remember. At the age of five she designed her first outfit a sweater, hat and scarf ensemble for her Barbie doll. With knitting in her blood her grandfather was a machine knitter, and her grandmother a pattern checker for a knitting publication - it came as no surprise to her family when, on leaving school, she worked as a knitting sub-editor at IPC Magazines, serving a five-year apprenticeship. Her apprenticeship was cut short, however, when she was offered the position of knitting editor on a publication for Marshall Cavendish Partworks.
Lynne is now one of the most experienced craft editors in the business, having edited many craft magazines including Fashioncraft, Hand Knitting News, Machine Knitting News, Cross Stitch, Needlecraft Magic, and Cross Stitch Magic. She is also a regular contributor to many publications, including including Prima and Ideal Home. Lynne lives in the Cotswolds, UK, where she works as a designer, writer and editor.