Stephen West
Stephen West is an American knitter, knitting pattern designer, and knitting teacher. West was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to Chicago as a teenager to study dance at the University of Illinois Department of Dance. While in school he learned to knit and began to create patterns.
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- Birthplace
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Education
- University of Illinois, Academy of Theatre and Dance
- Born
- 1989 · Tulsa.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- knitter · designer
- Fields
- knitwear
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Stephen West is an American knitter, knitting pattern designer, and knitting teacher. West was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to Chicago as a teenager to study dance at the University of Illinois Department of Dance. While in school he learned to knit and began to create patterns.
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He moved to Amsterdam to pursue a degree in choreography from the School for New Dance Development at the Academy of Theatre and Dance and continued knitting and creating patterns. West co-owns a yarn store in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has collaborated with yarn dyer Adella Colvin.
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• Birthplace — Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. • Education — University of Illinois, Academy of Theatre and Dance • Website — Westknits.com
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- 1.Floris, Lise. 'I pretended to be buying for my mum': Meet the men unpicking knitting's ultimate stereotype. ABC News. 2019-09-17.
- 2.Merli, Melissa. Knit the big time: Stephen West. The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). 2017-03-26.
- 3.Bisazza, Anna. A knitwear designer spins a yarn to create a colourful new home. The Guardian. 2023-05-21. 0261-3077.
- 4.Terry, Ruth. When Life Handed Her Yarn, Adella Colvin Spun a Bright Future. The Craftsmanship Initiative. 19 March 2021.
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