{"id":59,"date":"2013-03-09T05:01:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T05:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annetarsia.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:43:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Anne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Annetarsia Knits Anne\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne-600x699.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Annetarsia-Knits-Anne.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a>Anne Berk was certified by The Knitting Guild of America as a Master Knitter in 2003.\u00a0 She has been a knitting instructor since 1998. She has taught Annetarsia techniques for Stitches events, Sock Summit, Madrona Fiber Arts, Fiber retreats, and local yarn store classes.\u00a0 Currently, find classes with Anne at Vogueknittinglive.com events!<\/p>\n<p>Anne has published numerous intarsia patterns in several different publications. Check the list below!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man\u2019s argyle vest 2009, <em>Simply Shetland<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Shibui Argyle, <em>February 2010, ShibuiKnits<\/em> publication<\/li>\n<li>Pinwheel Beret\u2013 <em>IK Holiday Gifts<\/em>, Holiday 2010, Interweave Press<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.interweavestore.com\/Knitting\/DVDs-Videos\/Inside-Intarsia-Anne-Berk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Intarsia<\/a><\/em> &#8211; DVD by Interweave Press<\/li>\n<li>The Gordon Highlanders and Their Socks &#8211; <em>Piecework Magazine<\/em>, Jan\/Feb 2011, Interweave Press<\/li>\n<li>1846 Gordon Highlanders Regiment Tartan Socks &#8211; <em>Piecework Magazine<\/em>, Jan\/Feb 2011, Interweave Press<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0McGonagall \u2013 an argyle sock pattern knit flat and seamed, for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interweavestore.com\/Knitting\/Magazines\/Sockupied-Vol-2-Windows.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sockupied<\/em>, Spring 2011,<\/a> Interweave Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twistcollective.com\/collection\/index.php\/component\/content\/article\/88-spring-summer-2011-patterns\/857-mithril-by-anne-berk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mithril<\/a> &#8211; <em>Twist Collective<\/em>, Spring\/Summer 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemoonfiberarts.com\/newmoon\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=7_13&amp;products_id=11727&amp;zenid=jt5dine4pqd77nbgtbs5745qt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zig Zag Sock<\/a> &#8211; Blue Moon Fiber Arts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemoonfiberarts.com\/newmoon\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=7_121&amp;products_id=11500&amp;zenid=jt5dine4pqd77nbgtbs5745qt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traveling Man Sweater<\/a> &#8211; Blue Moon Fiber Arts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogueknitting.com\/free_patterns\/simply_socks_argyle_socks.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simply Argyles<\/a> &#8211; Simply Sock Yarn Co\/ <em>Vogue Knitting<\/em> magazine Fall 2011<\/li>\n<li>\u2028\u2028Elinor&#8217;s Tea Cozy &#8211; <em>Jane Austen Knits<\/em> 2011<\/li>\n<li><em>The Hazy History of Knitting Needles<\/em> &#8211; <em>Piecework Magazine<\/em> Vol. XX, Number 2 Mar\/Apr 2012<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Project Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/dreamingofshetland.com\/?page_id=13\">Lester Felted Bag<\/a> &#8211; Dreaming of Shetland, a dream-funder for Deb Robson. <a title=\"dreaming of shetland.com\" href=\"http:\/\/dreamingofshetland.com\/\">www.dreamingofshetland.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anne&#8217;s Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anne went to school at Lewis and Clark College, where she graduated with a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Natural Science in 1980. She then went on to Pacific University College of Optometry, where she received her Doctor of Optometry in 1985. When she isn&#8217;t knitting, she is the owner and optometrist at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visionsource-drberk.com\/\">Happy Valley Vision Source<\/a> (Happy Valley, OR) \u00a0and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. She is married to Bill Berk, and is the mother of two adult children. Her main interests include: knitting (of course), weaving, distance running, and playing guitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anne Berk was certified by The Knitting Guild of America as a Master Knitter in 2003.\u00a0 She has been a knitting instructor since 1998. She has taught Annetarsia techniques for Stitches events, Sock Summit, Madrona Fiber Arts, Fiber retreats, and local yarn store classes.\u00a0 Currently, find classes with Anne at Vogueknittinglive.com events! 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