Heritage and Craft. A district resident and Daughter of the American Revolution, Tanis Gray pairs modern designs with landmarks in Washington DC. See the Capitol from a local's point of view. Featuring: • Timeless designs for the modern knitter • Projects in a wide variety of yarn weights and skill levels • Tidbits about historical landmarks throughout the city • Photos of hidden gems • Snippets on the flora and fauna of Washington DC
A graduate of RISD, Tanis Gray lives in Alexandria, VA with her green Mechanical Engineer husband, toddler son and lazy pug. Having worked at Martha Stewart, HBO, Focus Features, in the art department in the film and television industries, and a 4-year career as the Yarn Editor at Vogue Knitting and co-editor of Knit.1, she has been working in the creative field for many years.
Tanis has over 270 published knitting designs, and her work has been featured in many major publications and books, including 11 covers. She also edits other knitting books, does the social media for numerous yarn companies and teaches often in and around DC.
Check out her books Knit Local: Celebrating America's Homegrown Yarns published by Sixth & Spring, Capitol Knits, a self-published knitting and history book inspired by Washington, DC, Knitting Architecture and Cozy Knits.
Follow her at www.tanisknits.com.
