Nina Machlin Dayton

I first learned to knit when I was 10 years old - just knit; not purl, cast-on, bind off, etc. After working endlessly on an enormous purple garter stitch muffler for my father I gave up. Then in my early 20’s I was dating a man whose mother and grandmother were enthusiastic knitters, and so, to get in their good graces, I asked them to teach me to knit. It was instant addiction. While the boyfriend only lasted 9 years the knitting obsession has lasted over 35 years since then, and is still going strong. My mother and Grandmother were and are amazingly talented with any form of needlecraft, so maybe I come by the passion genetically.

I have been teaching and designing for over 30 years. I try to write my patterns with a clarity that makes them accessible to people at all skill levels - I believe that the best way to learn is to jump in with a pattern that you love, and I want to make sure that anyone can follow and make my patterns, even if they have never done a technique it uses before. I offer pattern support for all my designs and love to hear from people working on them.

Here is an interview with me on the Math4Knitters Podcast

Here is an interview with me on the Malabrigo Yarns Blog

Here and Here are profiles of some of my designs on canaryknits blog