Kat Coyle is a knitting designer in Los Angeles. The author of Boho Baby Knits, her patterns have also appeared in Knitty, Twist Collective, Interweave, Knitscene, Lace Style, and more. Kat learned to knit from her mom when she was eight years old.
Inspired by the DIY movement, art, her friends, plant life, children’s art, textiles, conversations, and color, Kat falls in love with each piece as she knits it, then moves onto the next love affair. She especially loves to design skirts and lace.
Kat’s most popular design is the Indigo Ripple Skirt from Interweave Knits. Editor Eunny Jang blogged about knitting it, and the pattern exploded in popularity. There are hundreds of projects on Ravelry! Kat’s slightly modified version that she knitted for herself is shown at left.
Kat’s most recent pattern, featured in Brave New Knits, is the Lace Flower Pin. From Kat: “Lace Flower Pin is a small project that uses simple lace knitting and garter stitch short rows (for base). I love to knit small accessories because I’m able to make something unique and beautiful in a short amount of time. Also, I collect vintage buttons and this project is a great way to use some of those special buttons. Most knitters I know have lots of yarn stash, so this project is also good for using up those bits of yarn left over from bigger projects.”
We are thrilled to be debuting Kat’s next two patterns, Heartswing in Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light and Let It Be in Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere. Look for them in our booth at Vogue Knitting Live!
Wondering what this is all about? Check out our blog post about our booth at Vogue Knitting Live and the amazing designs we’ll be debuting at the show.