Carol J. Sulcoski is a former attorney turned knitting author with a taste for random factoids, and a fascination with yarny anecdotes. Her previous books are Lace Yarn Studio and Sock Yarn Studio (both Lark Crafts); and the ebooks Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns and Knit So Fine (both Interweave). In addition to writing about knitting and the yarn industry for magazines like Vogue Knitting and Yarn Market News, she teaches at national shows and local yarn shops, sells unique hand-dyed yarns as Black Bunny Fibers, and has many published pattern designs. She lives outside Philadelphia with her family.