Anna Zilboorg

Anna Zilboorg (born 1933) is a master knitter and author known for her books about traditional knitting designs and patterns.

Early life and education Zilboorg was born and raised in New York City. She learned to knit when she was young. She received a doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard University. She taught Slavic literature at MIT. She lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia before retiring to Rockland, Maine.

Career Zilboorg began her work with textiles as a quilt maker and moved on to knitting because she lacked space to lay out quilts.