Kristeen Griffin-Grimes

Seattle designer Kristeen Griffin-Grimes launched her French Girl pattern line in early 2005. Her patterns are currently carried in 125 yarn stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and on websites such as Jimmy Beans Wool, The Knitting Garden, and Dream Weaver Yarns. The inspiration for the French Girl label comes from her jazz singer, French Creole mother (the "original French Girl"), her New Orleans childhood, and her ten-year love affair with France. She leads an annual...See more

Seattle designer Kristeen Griffin-Grimes launched her French Girl pattern line in early 2005. Her patterns are currently carried in 125 yarn stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and on websites such as Jimmy Beans Wool, The Knitting Garden, and Dream Weaver Yarns. The inspiration for the French Girl label comes from her jazz singer, French Creole mother (the "original French Girl"), her New Orleans childhood, and her ten-year love affair with France. She leads an annual knitting workshop and tour in France each Fall. www.frenchgirlknits.com. See less