Meet the Instructors
Jessica Ays
Jessica Ays is the knitwear designer and instructor behind Double the Stitches, creator of the Stitch Society Membership, and host of the Knit Happy Summit. Her mission is to make knitting accessible, joyful, and confidence-building for makers of all skill levels through clear instruction, encouragement, and community.
Known for her calm, supportive teaching style and her ability to make complex techniques feel simple, Jessica loves helping knitters expand their skills and truly enjoy the process every step of the way.
Through her designs, classes, and community, she empowers knitters to take on new challenges, embrace their creativity, and feel proud of every stitch they make.
Lisa K. Ross
Lisa K. Ross (aka Paper Daisy Creations) is a knitwear designer and mother of four boys living in Bloomington, Indiana. She believes that pairing the right yarn with the perfect technique can unlock something magical, and has made it her mission to find these combinations and share them with the world. Her process keeps the experience of the knitter in mind to ensure that the work that goes into a creation produces incredible results. She has a deep love of color (making mini-skeins her favorite!) and an obsession with knitting socks that can finally be explored in book form. When she is not knitting, Lisa can be found enjoying time with her family and listening to audiobooks while multi-tasking around the house. Find her colorful designs on Ravelry and PaperDaisyCreations.com.
Xandy Peters
Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as a footwear and product designer, he turned to knitting as a way to explore textiles and surfaces without using factory production and has since made a career out of publishing new patterns and teaching workshops. Xandy has been published in magazines such as Vogue Knitting, Twist Collective, Knitscene, Knitty, and Pom Pom Quarterly, has a Craftsy class teaching the stacked stitch technique and continues to self publish patterns on a regular basis.
Lavanya Patricella
Lavanya Patricella is a fiber artist, knitting instructor and designer based in North Eastern Pennsylvania. She's been teaching knitting since 2010 across the United States, and has published more than 100 original patterns since 2014 on Ravelry.com, Etsy.com, and in select publications. Her passion for her craft lights up yarn shops and inspires knitters, eager to learn and expand their creativity.