Lily Chin is an internationally-renowned knitwear designer, educator and author.


Lily is remarkable for being exceptional at all 3 of these skills: design, teaching and writing. It is rare to find all 3 of these skills so well-developed in a single human.


Lily’s work has greatly influenced my own creative work.


Back in the 1990s, I used to subscribe to Vogue Knitting magazine. During the time period when I was a subscriber, this magazine often included Lily’s knitting patterns. The VK editors once also included an interview with her, which I loved!


So when I found out that she would be teaching at the Knitting Guide of America’s convention in 1994, I decided I had to make the trip.


That was an experience I will never forget!


I took a bead knitting class with her at the convention. I still have the notes I took in that class.


During the class, Lily said, “If you can graph something, you can knit it!” These words of wisdom have echoed in my brain throughout the decades that followed. I often think of Lily as I sit with colored pencils and knitter’s graph paper (and nowadays, as I sit with my computer design program, Gimp, and chart out patterns to knit or crochet).


Lily is the author of many magazine articles, many books and many videos. She has also contributed patterns to many other publications. I haven’t posted reviews of very many of her books, but based on her skills, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy any of them. Her work is solid.


I reviewed the following books that include crochet patterns by Lily Chin:

The Best of Interweave Crochet:

Best of Interweave Crochet Book Published by Interweave
Best of Interweave Crochet Book Published by Interweave

Lily Chin contributed one crochet pattern to this book; it’s a pattern for a stunning lace crochet dress. The dress is a classic style that still looks fabulous all these years later.

Learn More: