Meg Swansen

{{Short description|American knitting designer}}

Meg Swansen is a knitting designer,Guensburg, Carol. (April 12, 1997) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knitting's not just a craft, it's philosophy, guru says. For Meg Swansen , knitting is a passion, almost a religion. Section: At home; Page 10C.Welch, Lynn. (October 26, 2006) The Capital Times Crafters celebrate knitting legend. Section: Savvy; Page B1. owner of Schoolhouse Press and the daughter of Elizabeth Zimmermann.{{cite book | last = Fallick | first = M | year = 1996 | title = Knitting in America | publisher = Artisan Books | isbn = 978-1-885183-27-9 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/knittinginameric00fali }} Similar to her mother, she has helped to popularize knitting and is a well-respected author and knitting teacher,{{cite journal | last = Malcolm | first = T | date = Fall 2007 | title = Knitting's old guard speaks out | journal = Vogue Knitting | volume = 25 | issue = 2 | pages = 68–84}} especially at her knitting retreats.{{cite journal | last = Adorno | first = J | year = 2004 | title = The Secrets of Knitting Camp | journal = Knitty | volume = 3 | url = http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATcamp.html}}{{cite journal | last = Wortel | first = K | year = 2003 | title = Sweaters from Camp: 38 Color-Patterned Designs from Meg Swansen's Knitting Campers | journal = Knitty | volume = 2 | url = http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/FEATsweatersfromcamp.html}} Swansen also writes a long-running regular column in Vogue Knitting called "Meg Swansen on...", which covers everything from the Turkish cast on (Fall 2005), to lace knitting (Spring/Summer 2006), to the recherché Scandinavian two-end knitting (Winter 2006/2007).

Swansen runs a knitting camp in Marshfield, Wisconsin.Wall Street Journal (July 21, 1995) Sing "Kumbayarn"! Crafty campers trek to knitting retreats. Section A; Page A1. This camp was established in 1974 by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and Meg took over the organization of the event when her mother retired.{{cite web | url=http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATcamp.html |title = The secrets of knitting camp |publisher = Knitty magazine |accessdate = 2007-08-14}}