Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby is the co-owner and creative director of Shibaguyz Designz. He is the author of Designer Crochet and has had over 300 patterns published in books and magazines, including Crochet! Magazine, Crochet Today, Inside Crochet, and Knitting Today. He is a member of the Crochet Guild of America, the Knitting Guild of America, the Crochet Liberation Front, and the National Needle Arts Association, and is a Craft Yarn Council Certified Teacher. He lives in Seattle, WA.