vickie - who has written 66 posts on Austin Craft Mafia.

Vickie Howell is a mother, self-taught designer, writer, spokesperson, viral marketing consultant and DIY Lifestyles expert with a focus on the Needle Arts and most well-known as the Host and Creative Consultant of 8 seasons of DIY Network & HGTV’s show, Knitty Gritty. She’s the author of 6, craft-based books (Including Craft Corps: Celebrating the Creative Community One Story at a Time, a columnist for I LovetoCreate.com and PBS Parents, and the National Spokesperson for Caron International. For more about Vickie, her patterns and projects, go to: www.vickiehowell.com.