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2025 Featured Designer: Stephanie Showalter

Now through the end of the Tour, we will be doing a blog post every day featuring one of this year's Official Pattern Designers and telling a bit more about their design. We're kicking off this year's Featured Designer series with Stephanie Showalter, who designed the Adventurous Reader Standing Case.


Meet Stephanie


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Stephanie comes from a crafty family where she learned how to cross stitch from her mother and how to sew and the basics of crochet from her grandmother. Nine years ago, she rediscovered her love of crochet and has since expanded in the fiber arts to include Tunisian crochet and knitting. In 2020, she began designing patterns for her home to bring comfort and a smile to her young children. She focuses her pattern writing on home decor items such as garlands and coasters, using simple stitches to create unique designs. After moving to Knoxville for college 17 years ago, she and her husband decided to stay and raise their family there.


Behind the Design: The Adventurous Reader Standing Case



The Adventurous Reader Standing Case was inspired by the “Paca your Bag” theme. It combines a love of crafting on-the-go and a desire to read more books. It was a challenge to create a unique twist on a traditional case that would store the device and also provide a way to prop it up to read while you craft. The case will stand up on any surface, even a slick table, but then fold up to provide some protection for your device on your next adventure!


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