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Simona Merchant-Dest Author

Simona Merchant-Dest has over 28 years experience with knitting and crochet. She has worked as a designer and project coordinator for Mission Falls Yarns and has contributed patterns to Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Knitter's Magazine, Knit.1, Knit Simple, and Knit 'n Style as well as numerous books. Faina Goberstein is a full-time professor of mathematics in Chico, California. Faina Goberstein is a prolific knitwear designer, author and teacher. Her designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Knit.Purl, Twist Collective, Interweave Crochet and various books. She appears in the DVD Slip-Stitch Knitting and is the co-author of The Art of Seamless Knitting and Casual Elegant Knits.