Robin Hansen

Robin Hansen is a folklorist and mitten expert who has written articles on knitting for such publications as Interweave Knits, Knitter's Magazine, and Vogue Knitting. She searches out traditional patterns and tests, clarifies, and modifies them to make them accessible to today's knitters. She is the author of Favorite Mittens, a collection of knitting patterns, and of the bestselling children's book, Sunny's Mittens, about a young girl who learns to knit traditional mittens. Robin lives with her family in West Bath, Maine.