My real name is Marie Haigh. I live in Pottstown, which is a medium-sized town about an hour outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I tool around town on my red bicycle, wearing a blue helmet. I am happily married to the man my best friend introduced me to during our college years. We rescued a golden retriever named Jake two years ago. He brings joy to our lives every day.

I learned to knit from my mother-in-law eight years ago. I wanted to learn the craft so that I could make knitted bags for each of my six bridesmaids. It was an ambitious plan that was quickly shelved. The bridesmaids ended up with sewn bags instead. Yet, I was hooked on knitting.

Within the last three years, I started to design my own patterns mostly out of necessity from my bad shopping habits. Like many others, I buy yarn because I am wooed by the pretty colors or the soft texture. Then, I get it home and have no idea what to do with it. Inspired by the stitch dictionary I bought while at Knitters East, my first sweater design was born. This sweater, like so many of my early creations, went to my niece.

Contact informaton:
eMail: knittedgems@gmail.com
Ravelry username: KnittedGems
My Etsy Store: http://KnittedGems.etsy.com