Stone Sock Fibers

You've found me! I'm Amy Tyler. And my business name is Stone Sock Fibers.

I spin
I knit
I teach spinning and knitting
I design knitted stuff and write patterns
I write about spinning and knitting

I'm a fiber artist. Yarn is my medium.

I offer lessons and workshops in spinning and knitting. You can find descriptions of my workshops by clicking on Workshops.

Upcoming Events will tell you where I'll be teaching or presenting in the near future.

You Can Find My Knitting Patterns on Ravelry. Click Here!

About Me

My formal training was in modern dance, kinesiology, and physiology. I then spent years teaching physical therapy students about critical inquiry, evidence-based practice, and research design. In 2004, I left the academic life to pursue fibers arts. Now I reside in beautiful Benzie county, in the northwest corner of the lower peninsula of Michigan.

Why 'Stone Sock?'

My father had a cottage on Silver Lake near Traverse City, Michigan. When we were kids, my sister, Meg, and I spent many hours collecting stones and rocks along the lake shore. As adults, we are still avid rock hounds. On one visit to the cottage in 2003, Meg was examining a pile of stones and exclaimed, "Hey, Amy...Look!" Then she showed me a stone that looked like a foot wearing a sock. The name of my fiber business was born in that moment! The stone in question is in the picture above, along with a ceramic sheep that my sister also gave me.