Nancie M. Wiseman worked her way through college making wedding dresses
while she studied to be a registered nurse. In 1987 she opened her yarn shop,
Nancie Knits, in Sacramento, California. The store has since closed, but Nancie
continues to teach, design, and write. Winner of the The Knitting Guild of
America International Design competition in 1992, Wiseman designs and writes
patterns for Prism, Lorna's Laces, Rainbow Mills, Cascade Yarns and Trendsetter
Yarns. She has published articles on knitting in Interweave Knits, Knit 'n
Style, and Knitter's magazines, and an article on crochet in
PIECEWORK magazine. She has also published designs for Knitters and Cast
On magazines. In the fall 1997 issue of Martha Stewart Living, Wiseman
was the consultant for the article “Knitting 101.” This is her fifth book.
