Shannon Okey is a designer and the publisher/owner of Cooperative Press. She is the former editor of Yarn Forward magazine and has served as a columnist for knit.1 and Knitting Today! magazines, as well as contributing frequently to several others. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design, and can be found on most social media, including Twitter, as Knitgrrl.