Black Knit and Crochet Designers

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been a lot of time online trying to find resources to help learn how to be a better anti-racism ally. The fibre community has tons of it’s own issues with racism, othering, exclusion, and many others that we need to work hard to improve. So many of us are new to sitting with our discomfort in this way, and we have found some really great resources out there that have helped to expand our fibre-related experiences.

First, Hypothesis Yarns of Nova Scotia has been filling her Instagram feed with tons of beautiful yarn made by black yarn dyers. Go check out her grid and bring some new beauty in to your feed.

We looked around and couldn’t find a good comprehensive list of black knit- and crochet-wear designers, so we’ve decided to start our own here. Below are some fabulous knit and crochet designers along with a few samples of their work. They are in alphabetical order, so make sure you get to the bottom and enjoy your new favourite designers! We had some help finding these names from Jeanette Sloan’s BIPOC in Fiber, but this list is by no means complete. Feel free to add to it by commenting below or sending us an email.

Kunbi Ayo-Okanlawon
handmadebykunbi.com

Denise Bayron

Angela Best
La Vonne’s Knot Just Knits

Tian Connaughton
tianconnaughton.com

Tammy Gore
Narrow Path Designs

Saysha Greene

Brandi Harper
brandicheyenneharper.com

Dawn Henderson

Sasha Hyre

Lola Johnson
thirdvaultyarns.com

Jiminez Joseph
jimiknits.com

Knitdraper
knitdraper.com

Toni Lipsey
tlyarncrafts.com

Lauren McElroy

Rebecca McKenzie
@ragingpurlwind

Natalie, Detroit Knots
detroitknots.wordpress.com

Noma Ndlovu

Ola Ogunlolu

Arica Presinal
skeinsnsticksdesigns.com

Jeanette Sloan
jeanettesloandesign.com

Marceline Smith
youtube.com/c/heyBrownBerry

Vanessa Smith
vanessasmithdesigns.com

Safiyya Talley
thedrunkknitter.com

Diane Ugo
mrsumakes.blogspot.com

Sylvia Watts-Cherry

Vincent Williams
visuvioscrafts.com

Dana Williams-Johnson
yardsofhappiness.com

Tif Neilan
tifhandknits.com

Gavriella Treminio
HelloGavriella.com

One thought on “Black Knit and Crochet Designers”

  1. It’s so enlightening to see so many beautiful crafted items created by Black Women🤗 I crochet mostly bedspreads however, I’ve made a few hat and scarf sets and baby blankets. I’m really looking forward to learning the process of crocheting clothing. Thanks for being available☺️ If you’d like you can see my work on Instagram!

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