About Sweaters for Dragons Designs

Sweaters for Dragons Designs, the Sweaters for Dragons Podcast, and the Sweaters for Dragons name are all the brainchildren of Eric M Hinsch, a.k.a, KnittingDragon. 

Bio

Eric M Hinsch is a knitwear designer specializing in men’s knitwear, lace, and fine knits. His patterns, current designs, and designs-in-progress may be found on his website at http://designs.sweatersfordragons.com and on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com).  Eric also exhibits at fashion shows in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Please check his website for a list of upcoming shows. 

In addition, Eric is beginning the process of creating knitted art based on the translation of colors into knit stitches. Although these pieces are not yet available for public consumption, photographs and exhibit announcements will be available through his blog at http://www.sweatersfordragons.com.

Eric has chosen yarn as his medium for its versatility and variety. From wool spun in the grease to novelty fun fur, the varieties are endless. Yarn can be made to symbolize or resemble many things. As he stated about one of his pieces, “Although the yarn is soft and pliable, [the] piece evokes the carved and stratified walls of a rock canyon.”

After 17 years in Information Technology, Eric has decided to follow his dream and is now working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Fiber Arts at Finlandia University in Hancock, MI. It is a good thing he has plenty of hand knits around! Eric is looking at graduate schools in the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and Canada.

Eric was born in a cornfield in Fort Wayne, IN. Not really, but there was a cornfield not far from the hospital. He moved to Indianapolis, IN where he resided for 16 years until 2010 before moving to the beautiful, and often cold, Keweenaw Peninsula in northern Michigan, where he currently resides.

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