about

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Crafty Diversions came out of Anne's need to unleash her creativity. She has always been very

creative and crafty from a young age, and is mostly self-taught in all her crafty endeavors. She has

been knitting and making up her own patterns ever since she taught herself to knit a few years ago

in order to pass time during her long train commute to work. 

 

Anne's designs have been seen in several knitting books and magazines, including Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, Knitscene, and Knitty. She has also partnered with various yarn companies to design garments out of their yarns. Aside from knitwear design, Anne also dabbles in hand-painting yarn and fabrics, spinning, and jewelry metalsmithing/fabrication.

 

You can find Anne on Ravelry (user: CraftyDiversions) and  on Twitter (user: AnneKuoLukito).                        

teaching, wholesale patterns...

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For private lessons or to have Anne Kuo Lukito come teach at your yarn shop, guild, knitting group, or to purchase patterns for your shop, please contact Anne.  She is very patient and has taught many people successfully. She has a knitting instruction certification through the Craft Yarn Council of America. References available by request.

 

Teaching Subjects: knitting techniques & skills, Dyeing fibers, and project & pattern-based classes. You will find Anne's self-published individual patterns through this site and Ravelry.  

 

Wholesale patterns can be purchased from Deep South Fibers.

published works

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* For photo index of published works, please click here.*

Pending, Fall 2011, Hats 2.0 by Cecily Glowik-MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre / Interweave Press, Sylvia (tentative title)

Winter 2011/2012, Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts, French Quarter Shawl

Fall 2011, Twist Collective, Roseling

Fall 2011, Knitscene, Lepidoptera (cover design)

Fall 2011, Knitscene, Whittier Hat

May 2011, Knitting in the Sun, Jr. by Kristi Porter / Wiley Publishing, Eloise

Fall 2010, Knitcircus, Argentine

Fall 2010, Twist Collective, Issara

Summer 2010, Interweave Knits, Empyrean Tunic

Spring 2010, Interweave Knits, Rose Window Beret

Nov 2009, Creative Knitting, Clandestine Cables Jacket

Fall 2009, Knitscene, Remy Reversible Scarf

May 2009, Knitting in the Sun by Kristi Porter / Wiley Publishing, Yehliu

May 2009, Knitting in the Sun by Kristi Porter / Wiley Publishing, Alishan

Winter 2008/2009, Interweave Knits, Pfeiffer Falls

October 2008, 101 Luxury One Skein Wonders by Judith Durant / Storey Publishing, Mermaid

Fall 2008, Knitty, Morgan (knitting pattern)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Hippie Chicks (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Nine-to-Five (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Twiggy Headband (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Shelley Tortoise (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Ski (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Snow (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Violet (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Gwlana (sewing/crafts)

May 2008, Sweater Surgery by Stefanie Girard / Quarry Books, Riding Cap (sewing/crafts)

June 2007, “Homemade Yarn Swift”, article in “Smart Knitter” newsletter

other press & media

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2007, Uncommon Threads, DIY Network/HGTV, “Shapeshifting Sweaters,” episode 241, appearance and demonstration of “Shelly Tortoise”

2007, Uncommon Threads, DIY Network/HGTV, “Meowsers!” episode 265, appearance and demonstration of “Fishbed”

November 9, 2006, Squeeze OC, entertainment/lifestyle supplement of Orange Country Register; Co-designed and knitted a bikini for issue cover

November 9, 2006, “Knit-Orious” by Jit Fong Chin, Squeeze OC, entertainment/lifestyle supplement of Orange Country Register;  profiled in article