Heather Lodinsky has been a professional knit and crochet designer for over 15 years. Her designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knitter's, Creative Knitting, KnitScene, Family Circle Knitting, CastOn along with other knitting and crochet magazines. She is the designer of the popular 'Central Park Hoodie' cardigan for the Interweave pattern store and was a designer included in the 'Great American Afghan' by Knitter's magazine. Heather is a freelance designer for major yarn companies (Lion Brand and Coats & Clark). She also teaches classes three times a week at a local yarn shop in Buffalo, New York, where she resides with her husband and two daughters.