Anna Zilboorg

Anna Zilboorg is a master knitter and author known for her books about traditional knitting designs and patterns.

Early life and education

Zilboorg was born and raised in New York City. She learned to knit when she was young. She received a doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard University. She taught Slavic literature at MIT. She lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia before retiring to Rockland, Maine.

Career

Zilboorg began her work with textiles as a quilt maker and moved on to knitting because she lacked space to lay out quilts. She considers herself a "hedonist with knitting," finding ways to make knitting enjoyable.
Her patterns have been reproduced in books and magazines and she has given workshops across the United States about knitting techniques and philosophy.