My pronouns are Xe / Xer (rhymes with she/her but I now use these X pronouns to match the X gender marker on all of my pieces of ID since transitioning to agender a few years ago.)

To see all of my patterns that are available for sale through Ravelry, please click here.

I used to produce a podcast called Christa Knits, all about knitting design and featuring emerging designers from anywhere, and other folks in the Vancouver area who served the knitting community.

My design work is transitioning, from patterns that are often geared towards newer knitters (making neat patterns that just use knit and purl stitches, or that have only one new or challenging technique) towards patterns for more experienced knitters that use a variety of techniques to shape and style the final product. I love knitting in the round, but I’m not a needle snob, any circular will do! Natural fibres are lovely, and working in two local yarn shops leaves me far too exposed to all the wonderfulness that is out there in yarn land!

Update October 2026: I’m not currently actively designing, but most of my patterns are still available to sell. If my Ravelry shop is deactivated, send me a message and I’ll take the steps to get it reactivated. Boundless is available on Etsy through ChristaGilesKnits, I’ll work on adding my other listings there too.