Photo by Juli Leonard courtesy of The News & Observer
Betsy Greer is an asker of questions, a wrangler of words and always near a cup of coffee. Over the past 12 years, she's moved over 30 times, had over 50 housemates, and so many post codes her mother used to keep her address on a Post-It. While one day she wants to live in a cottage by the seaside, she currently resides in Arlington, Virginia.
She got her M.A. in Sociology from Goldsmiths College in London in 2004. Her master's dissertation was on knitting, DIY culture and community development. This dissertation subject quickly earned her the title of "that girl who knits" in the department.
In November 2008, her first book, Knitting For Good! was published by Shambhala. The book is a guide to how to use your knitting and creativity to improve your life, the lives of those in your community and the world at large. It's also about life and its surprises.
While looking for full-time work, she's been freelancing... A little writing, a little editing, a little brainstorming and working on her next book. Have a project or an idea that could use some help? Contact her here. She writes about craft, creativity, the positive side of activism, the squirmy chaos of identity, the psychological ick of war, among other things. Sometimes, however, she writes about all those things at once.
