A graduate of RISD, Tanis Gray lives in Alexandria, VA with her green Mechanical Engineer husband, toddler son and lazy pug. Having worked at Martha Stewart, HBO, Focus Features, in the art department in the film and television industries, and a 4-year career as the Yarn Editor at Vogue Knitting and co-editor of Knit.1, she has been working in the creative field for many years.Tanis has over 350 published knitting designs, and her work has been featured in many major publications and books worldwide, including 11 covers. She also edits other knitting books, manages the social media for numerous yarn companies and teaches often in and around DC.Check out her books Knit Local: Celebrating America's Homegrown Yarns (Sixth & Spring), Capitol Knits, (self-published), Knitting Architecture (Interweave), Cozy Knits (Interweave) and 3 Skeins or Less - Fresh Knitted Accessories (Interweave).Follow her at www.tanisknits.com.