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Meet The Designers
Skill Builder Yarn Club
We're thrilled to introduce the designers who are collaborating with us on our Skill Builder yarn club boxes. Each of these talented designers will use their expertise to create a pattern that introduces the featured technique for their box in an approachable way, and illustrate its strengths and possibilities. Club members will receive a box every two months with the exclusive club pattern, plus enough of our beautiful hand-dyed yarn to knit it with!
Beaded Knitting - July Box 2026
Galina Zapletnuka is a Latvian knitwear designer based in Riga, whose diverse background includes TEFL teaching, mobile development, and work as a professional seamstress.
Galina focuses primarily on knit accessories worked in garter stitch with a twist. She enjoys various techniques like short-row shaping, double knitting, intarsia and especially beaded knitting, a passion she discovered in 2017.
You can find Galina's patterns on Ravelry and Payhip and connect on Instagram @gz_designs. She also has a dedicated YouTube channel for the different knitting techniques she uses in her patterns.
Tuck Stitches - September Box 2026
Faye Kennington is the Vancouver Island based designer and knitting instructor behind UkeeKnits. A lifelong learner, she loves diving into and playing with new techniques.
Faye believes knitting is the perfect escape from the daily grind—a peaceful, hands-on distraction that lets you focus, create, and maybe even learn something new along the way.
You can find Faye's patterns on Ravelry or Payhip and connect with her on Instagram @ukeeknits
Intarsia - November Box 2026
Sasha Hyre is the designer behind VeronaKnits, a knitwear design and
education platform focused on thoughtful construction and intentional making.
Through timeless patterns and thoughtfully structured workshops, Sasha helps knitters to move beyond following instructions to understanding the structure behind their stitches. Each design becomes an opportunity to learn, breaking down complex techniques into approachable steps while building confidence, independence, and a deeper connection to the making process.
You can find Sasha's patterns on Ravelry and veronaknits.com and connect on Instagram @veronaknits.