Allyson Dykhuizen
About Allyson
I am a knitting teacher and knitwear designer originally from Michigan, and after living in Chicago for over 20 years recently moved to Porto, Portugal! I teach virtual knitting classes and hosts knitting retreats and events at allysondykhuizen.com. I manage a social networking site with Laura McDougal called LauraAllyson.Party.
I really love baseball, my dog Royal Tenenbaum, my cats Roosevelt and Lord Bullingdon, and having a bev on the porch!
It feels like a lifetime ago, but my book Midwestern Knits was published in 2015. And my Craftsy class, published in 2018, is included in The Great Courses Knitting 101.
About Laura
I’m a knitting instructor and retreat host based in the Chicago suburbs. I grew up in Indiana and have been knitting in the Chicagoland area for all of my adult life. I decided to the fiber industry my main gig in the fall of 2019. (FORESHADOWING)
Since then, I have built a teaching business www.lauramcdougal.com and manage the very best making social network LauraAllyson.Party + organize retreats with my bestie Allyson! I also teach in-person classes at various local yarn shops and hold regular office hours at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie.
It’s my goal to help build strong connections with makers around the world. Let’s make something meaningful together!