Susan Crawford

Editor, Commissioning Editor, Writer, Designer, Stylist and Photographer

Susan puts each issue of the magazine together, deciding on the theme and the overall look and commissioning the designs and articles. She edits and prepares all content and passes it on to Gavin. Susan also writes for the magazine as well as designing usually under the name, Just call me Ruby, but sometimes as Susan Crawford or even in the early days as knitonthenet. She is responsible for styling, hair and make up and is principle photographer on the photoshoots. She also deals with most of the advertising enquiries and the bit she really doesn't like, the admin and accounts! Susan is also Commissioning and Creative Editor for Arbour House Publishing and she is currently working with several authors bringing their book projects to fruition.

Susan studied Fashion and Textiles followed by a City & Guilds in Creative Studies (hand knitting) and finally qualified as a lecturer a few years ago. Disappointed in the way craft was being taught in higher education she left teaching to found knitonthenet and concentrate on her designing and writing. She co-authored A Stitch in Time, Vintage Knitting & Crochet Patterns, 1920-1949: Vol 1, and is currently working on a number of other book projects including A Stitch In Time - Volume 2, Vintage Gifts to Knit and Vintage Shetland. You can read more about these projects in future issues of knitonthenet and on Susan's blog, justcallmeruby.blogspot.com. She has recently started designing and writing for The Knitter and Knitting and has had work published in these, plus Yarn Forward, Selvedge and Knitty.

Susan other passions include cooking, reading, sewing, fashion and particularly film, especially when combined with knitting.

Susan can be contacted on: editor(at)knitonthenet(dot)com. However, please use the contact form if you have pattern related questions to ensure a speedy response.

You can also follow Susan on twitter as @astitchintime

Gavin Crawford

Graphic Artist, Web Designer, Web Editor

Gavin takes all the raw material that is thrown at him, images, documents, patterns, even hand drawn charts and turns them into the magazine. Gavin is also working on the re-design of knitonthenet and artwork for all other in-house book projects including A Stitch In Time volume 2. Gavin is also responsible for the knitonthenet shop and any technical problems which may arise.

Gavin has been a graphic artist for over 20 years and has also written computer programmes and designed websites for many years. The co-owner of Arbour House Publishing and knitonthenet with Susan it is no understatement to say, there would be no magazine or books without him. Computers are his first love and he is proud to be a geek.

Gavin also loves playing guitar, fishing, woodwork, eating, sleeping and occasionally, knitting! He is currently building a kitchen for Susan!

Gavin can be contacted with technical queries on: gav(at)knitonthenet(dot)com

You can also follow Gavin on twitter as @GivvyGavvyGoo

Ingrid Murnane

Assistant Editor, Online Communications Co-ordinator

In addition to general editorial work and research, Ingrid deals with queries and questions that come through to the magazine as well as moderating the knitonthenet and Stitch In Time ravelry groups, looking after the knitonthenet facebook, flickr and twitter pages and writing the knitonthenet blog. On top of all of this she also writes articles for knitonthenet and other publications and has designed the Venta neck warmer for the latest issue of the magazine.

Ingrid describes herself as a maker, writer and do-er. She likes making things, solving problems and is very inquisitive about the stories behind objects.

She has a BA (Hons) in Textile Art from Winchester School of Art and an MA in Museums and Galleries, with a specialism on the History of Textiles and Dress from the Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton. As well as working for knitonthenet, she holds a post as a Museum Visitor Assistant. She is an ambassador for the Knitting Reference Library in Winchester and part of the steering committee for @platea, the online art collective.

She has a particular interest in the inter-war period, textiles for interiors and craft skills education. Currently she has two main ongoing making projects: Brainstorm 2.0 and the Mrs Minivers which will be exhibited in April 2010 at Prick Your Finger in London.

Apart from all that she also likes baking cakes, hula-hooping, capybara, drop-spinning, the music of Amanda Palmer, and, of course, knitting.

Ingrid can be reached via the contact form on knitonthenet or by emailing her on ingrid(at)knitonthenet(dot)com

Her personal blog is ingridnation.wordpress.com and you can follow her on twitter at @InnyM

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