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Faye Perriam-Reed is a highly experienced freelance knitting technical editor, grader and knitwear designer based in Bristol, UK.
Since 2013, she been working with leading publishers, designers and yarn companies, building a reputation for precision, punctuality and discretion. Her expertise ensures your patterns are accurate, consistent and accessible, making her a trusted partner for both independent designers and major publishers worldwide.
Alongside editing and grading, Faye offers confidential one-to-one consultations, guiding designers to refine patterns and explore new techniques. She collaborates with clients across the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA, delivering reliable support that helps their work be the best it can be.
Faye’s own original patterns are thoughtfully written for a wide range of sizes and feature different techniques for intermediate to advanced knitters. Many of her designs have been featured in The Knitter and Knitting Magazine and her pattern collection includes socks, hats, shawls, mittens and sleeveless tops. Faye specialises in elegant knitting patterns and accessory designs that that can often be achieved using a single skein of yarn. She loves working lace, twisted cables and textures into her work.
I have worked with Faye for more than 10 years and she will always go the extra mile to ensure patterns are accurate, concise, and easy to understand.
Faye has an extensive knowledge of garment construction, stitch pattern mechanics, and traditional and innovative knitting techniques. Her own designs have an elegant simplicity to them that comes from a deep understanding of what knitters enjoy making most, eschewing unnecessary fussiness wherever possible.
Rosee Woodland
Light Work Collective
Latest Posts
Ayr – DK weight hat pattern
I designed this lace DK weight hat pattern for The Knitter magazine earlier this year and I am really excited about finally being able to release the pattern as a PDF. I reworked the original sample, which was a baby blue colour, in this amazing hand-dyed purple from...
St Nectan’s Glen – Toe Up Sock Pattern
This lace-panelled toe up sock pattern takes it's name from the sacred woodland and natural waterfalls at St Nectan's Glen in North Cornwall. Over the years the water has formed a window in the rock, which it epically plunges through into a pool some 60ft below. I...
Introducing Saltash – Triangular Scarf Pattern
I've been yearning to design a little triangular scarf pattern like this recently. I wanted a project that would be fun to knit and something I couldn't put down, something cosy for autumn/winter but also small enough to pop into a pocket if I got too warm. Saltash is...
About Me
Hi, I’m Faye! I initially learned to knit as a child and then picked it up properly in my early twenties. I would often be found alone in my room knitting different swatches, rather than going out socialising with my housemates. I went on to study dressmaking and pattern cutting, which gave me a starting knowledge of garment construction. Before long I was modifying knitting patterns and began blogging and publishing my own designs in 2010, whilst working full time as a graphic designer.
I became the Technical Editor for The Knitter and Simply Knitting magazines in 2013 and I had fantastic mentor. I was soon checking up to 50 patterns per month, 5 days a week across the two magazines and freelance for private clients in my free time.
After 8 years, a pandemic and pregnant with my second child, I left my publishing job so I could expand the range of designers, publications and companies I worked with, get my design mojo back and find a better work/life balance. I continue to be part of a community of tech editors to keep my knowledge up to date in this ever evolving industry.
Being a technical editor and designer really makes my brain tick. I love finding solutions to problems and I’m excited to spend my working life surrounded by yarn, in conversation with inspiring people, constantly improving my technical skills and learning new tricks!