about us

Jody Richards

co-founder and creative director

Hi there, I’m Jody Richards—the knitting-obsessed, crochet-loving, math-geeky, web-dev girl behind Knotions. I’m passionate about helping crafters become even better at what they love, whether that means understanding why a stitch works a certain way or discovering their next favorite yarn.

Crafting runs deep in my roots—my mom was an avid embroiderer and sewist, and she sparked my lifelong love of all things crafty. Since those early days, I’ve combined my degrees in Math and Computer Science with over two decades of experience in digital marketing to build Knotions into a place that’s both fun and informative.

Before Knotions took center stage, I blogged over at savannahchik.com (though I admit it’s pretty quiet over there these days). You might also recognize me as Ravelry member #85 or from patterns I’ve designed like the Natalya Mitts and Chevvy Socks.

My mission at Knotions is simple: to empower crafters to craft smarter. So whether you’re here for the latest patterns, tips on technique, or just a friendly crafting community, you’re in the right place. Let’s make something awesome together!

Paul Richards

co-founder and chief data alchemist

In addition, Paul is Knotions’ chief of bbq and brewing. While he does not knit, Paul enjoys wearing the hand-knit socks Jody makes for him. Paul learned a lot about knitting and crochet at an early age from his mom. One of his earliest knitting memories is when his mother got her first knitting machine – a very loud device that made many family blankets.

Paul has over 20 years of experience in technology and is currently a chief technologist for a global solutions provider. He works with Jody on many of the company’s technical and strategic decisions and uses his background in consulting and sales to help with other aspects such as marketing, site design and newsletters. Arguably, one of his most important duties with Knotions is ensuring that Jody has a steady supply of bbq ribs during launch weekends.

Paul is VERY passionate about craft beer and brewing. He recently converted the basement of Knotions’ global headquarters to an all electric brewery. There’s a very good chance that he’s in the brewery right now. He’s also a huge baseball fan and enjoys spending the warm summer nights watching the Yankees with Jody on their patio.

And for those keeping score: Paul’s Ravelry member number is 7,591,748.

BTW, Jody wants everyone to realize that 85 is MUCH earlier than 7.5 MILLION iwoniwoniwon

Mary E. Rose

knitting technical editor

Mary learned to knit as a young child and it has had an impact on her life ever since. As a teen, when her friends were getting jobs at fast food restaurants, Mary worked at her LYS, where the hours and working conditions were much better.  During that time, and later when teaching others to knit, she spent a lot of time helping knitters understand written patterns and charts; clarifying or simplifying things that appeared complex. The LYS’s “My First” workshops that she wrote, were a huge success.

Her passion for knitting and the fiber arts continued through several seemingly unrelated careers. She took on the challenges of both medicine and finance, and both taught her that clear communication was key.  Over the years, she transformed her love of the fiber arts and a sincere desire to help people in multiple ways. She’s designed and published patterns for knitters to make themselves. Mary has also met other designers through Ravelry and has helped them make their own patterns the best they could be.

As the technical editor for Knotions, Mary strives to allow each designer to have their voice, while still ensuring that the pattern is accurate, meets the style guide, and gives the knitter a clear and concise pattern to follow.

She is Raveler number 122,348 which while much more than 85 is also much less than 7,591,748.  #ibeatpaul #lessthanamillion #jodystillwins