About

Cecelia Campochiaro appeared on the knitting scene in 2015 with her debut book, Sequence Knitting. Knitting was a casual pastime until she had an ah-ha moment in 2010 and realized that interesting textured fabrics could be created by the simple repetition of a sequence of stitches.

This idea evolved and led to her writing Sequence Knitting, which is a reference book about this mindful approach to knitting. In the years since Sequence Knitting debuted, she has continued to develop new ideas in knitting.

In 2020 Cecelia released Making Marls. Making Marls, the act of working multiple strands together as one, is an old technique, but has rarely been written about as an important technique in handknitting. By holding yarns of different colors or textures together while knitting, knitters can create their own yarn and color combinations to create endless possibilities.

Reversible Knitting is Cecelia’s latest book and began as a sequel to Sequence Knitting. In this book she tackles how to create a wide range of patterns that look the same on both sides. While there are other books that have been published on this subject, none are as comprehensive.

Cecelia lives in Silicon Valley, where for many years she developed specialized microscopes used in computer chip manufacturing. Textiles, photography and the arts have been a lifelong passion running in parallel with her technical life. In high school and college even though her main studies were in the sciences, she studied drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and photography. Today she is fully dedicated to the fiber world and “unventing” new ways to make amazing knit fabrics.

Articles and podcasts about Cecelia:

Tomofholland
Vogue Knitterview Podcasts
Pomcast 23
Woolful
Vogue Knitting Holiday 2018
Vogue Knitting Fall 2015