Vickie Howell
A self-proclaimed "crafty gRRRL," Vickie Howell has been
involved in the creative arts for as long as she can
remember. Her mother taught her to knit when she was eight
years old, but it wasn't until years later that she became
obsessed with this branch of the fiber arts. Now she rarely
puts her needles down. This busy mother of two boys has managed to find time to
serve as owner, designer, webmistress and CEO of three
crafts-based businesses: Mamarama, which offered cool
handmade garb for hip moms and their kids; Ruby Goes Retro
(RgR), a purveyor of authentic embellished and
vintage-inspired clothing and accessories; and her personal
website, which serves as home base for her many creative
pursuits. Together with eight other crafty entrepreneurs, she is a
co-founder of the Austin Craft Mafia, whose sole purpose is
to promote and support independent female-run craft-based
businesses. In an effort to do her part to mobilize the
feminist-based knitting movement, she has founded successful
chapters of the irreverent, but socially conscious knitting
group, Stitch n' Bitch, in both Los Angeles and Austin.
She's on a personal quest to help break the negative social
stigma attached to knitting and to bring more recognition to
the craft's hip, creative and edgy sides. Her designs can be
found on her website, the RgR website and on Knitty.com. She
has been featured in a variety of print and online sources,
including the upcoming Celebrity Scarves II book, whose
profits will benefit breast cancer research. Sterling
Publications will publish her first book, New Knits on
the Block: A Guide to Knitting What Your Kids Really
Want, in the fall of 2005 and her second book, Not
Another Teen Knitting Book, in 2006. Vickie is a chick with sticks, and she's not afraid to use
them! If you feel like getting crafty, join Vickie on DIY
Network's series Stylelicious and Knitty Gritty!
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Series
Books:Not Another Teen Knitting Book, June 2006
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