Elizabeth Zimmermann

Elizabeth Zimmermann was a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer.
* She revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television.
* Though knitting back and forth on rigid straight needles was the norm, she advocated knitting in the round using flexible circular needles to produce seamless garments and to make it easier to knit intricate patterns.
* She also advocated the Continental knitting method, claiming that it is the most efficient and quickest way to knit.
* Zimmermann was born in London, England in 1910.
* She attended boarding school in England and art schools in Switzerland and Germany.
* She moved to the United States in 1941 and settled in Vermont.
* She died in Marshfield, Wisconsin in 1999 at the age of 89.
* Her books and patterns are still popular today and she is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of knitting.