
Amy Snell
Amy Snell is a knitting instructor and designer with an eye for the unusual or unusually captivating. She enjoys teaching techniques and stitch patterns that bring color, contrast, geometry, and texture into knitting in new or interesting ways.
Whether teaching locally in the San Francisco Bay area, virtually, or in-person for knitting guilds and events nationwide, Amy loves to help other knitters explore new techniques and expand the way they think about their knitting. Her goal is to make complex concepts approachable for all knitters, while sharing tips that improve your process whether you’ve been knitting for several weeks or several decades.
Amy’s work has appeared in numerous books and periodicals including Cast On, Interweave Knits, Knotions, I Love Knitting, and numerous pattern collections. She frequently shares tips and tricks on her website, www.DeviousKnitter.com, and can be found as @DeviousKnitter on social media.
Contributions From Amy Snell

How to Work Ladderback Jacquard
Long floats have met their match.
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Ladderback Jacquard: Virtual Workshop with Amy Snell
This changes everything! In this video recording of a virtual workshop with Amy Snell, you'll learn the fundamentals of ladderback jacquard. Once you add this clever, intuitive technique to your knitting toolbox, you may never go back to any other method of carrying floats in colorwork knitting.
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The Answer to Everything that Bugs You About Colorwork
Fret not about stranded colorwork. There is a solution to all of your woes.
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