Vicki Square is the author of Folk Hats and the blockbuster best seller Knitter’s Companion. She regularly designs knitted pieces from elegant basics to unique art to wear. Her artistry in color and aesthetic are stated boldly through her engineering of unusually shaped garments and accessories.

Magazines such as Interweave Knits, Knitter’s and Spin-Off have featured her work, and she has won awards for her innovative designs (1st place national Fashion Knitting, Most Innovative Design Award in Artwear, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins).

She has also written Knit Great Basics, a multi-style, multi-size, multi-gauge resource for knitters. She has taught knitting workshops for more than 20 years, locally, regionally, and throughout the country. She earned her MFA in Printmaking, and has taught painting and drawing, at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she lives with her family.