Shirley MacNulty

AKD certified categories of hand knitter expertise:

Author Designer
Teacher
Technical Editor
Editor / Publisher
Gallery Knitter
Retailer

Website: www.baycountry.blogspot.com

Shirley MacNulty at The Great Train Robbery Emporium wearing her own Natural Fiber Handknit Designs

Shirley started knitting as a small child and knit her first pair of argyle socks in seventh grade. She soon began designing socks and sweaters. Her professional knitting career began in 1971 teaching adult education and later for TKGA, TNNA and others. She has owned a yarn shop and since 1988, a mail order business, Bay Country Boutique and the subscription newsletter, Knitting News. During the holiday season, her designs appear at Tanglewood Festival of Lights Gift Shop in Clemmons, NC. Shirley's designs sell at The Great Train Robbery Emporium, Banner Elk, NC. She writes, designs and tech edits for yarn companies, knitting magazines and books. She teaches monthly courses for Senior Scholars at Appalachian State University.

Classes Available

Argyle Socks
Beginning and Intermediate Knitting
Beginning Knitting for Shopowners
Easy Finishing Techniques
Fancy Ribs
Finding and Correcting Errors
Hand Knit Skirts That Fit
Helpful Hints in Knitting - Things Grandma Never Taught You
Increases, Increases; Decreases, Decreases
International Sampler
Judging Knitting
The Knitting Alphabet
Knitting Scarves and Shawls
Knitting With Luxury Yarns
Knitting with Texture Stitches
Teaching Knitting
Understanding Knitting Instructions
The Versatile Yarn Over Stitch
What Do They Mean By That?
Writing Knitting Instructions

Bay Country Boutique
828-260-1859
Email: baycountry@skybest.com (May 1 - Nov 1) or baycountry@bellsouth.net