Cari Jehlik

Author. Artist. Creator.

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A Little About Me

I'm an author. I'm a yarnwear designer (knit, crochet, and tunisian crochet). I'm a math nerd. I love spreadsheets. I love creating new worlds with new friends to meet.

I've been writing for pretty much forever. It's how my brain works. In text. It's how I work to make sense of the world around me. Exploring questions and issues through the lens of fiction. Asking what if? What if we explored play through the eyes of a child? What if those terrifying children's stories are true? What if dragons can only reproduce in pairs but are bonded to humans? What if we explore exactly what makes us human? Pushing the boundaries of life and existence and exploration. Seeking out to destroy evil. Mourning the loss of characters we've come to love. It's all there.

Yarn is how I keep my hands occupied and fulfill the need to create and explore through a physical medium. What if? What if I took a shawl and added sleeves? What if I made a cowl that could be worked up just as beautifully in three different weights of yarn? What if I combined these two stitch patterns? Tackling these questions (generally with the extensive use of spreadsheeting) and making something that actually works is a pretty incredible feeling and I'm delighted to be able to share the end results of my exploration with you. In both knit and crochet. So no matter which one you can or prefer to do, you can make what catches your eye.

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My Stories

A book cover image of the Ink Dreams anthology. A white background with purple and blue sinking ink.

Book cover of Magic We've Forgotten anthology. A purple and blue background with a marble-esque woman on the left side.

Book cover of the anthology And Man Grew Proud. An orange and yellow background with a man on the left and a graveyard on the right.

Book cover of the anthology Heart of a Child. A white background with a child silhouette on the right with a yellow, orange, and pink burst of color coming out of their chest.

Get In Touch.

Would you like to chat about writing or yarning? Is there a burning question you’d love to ask an author?

Feel free to get in touch through my contact form. You may also want to add your name to my email list, where from time to time I’ll drop into your inbox with an exclusive bit of news (like when my next book is due to come out) or get a sneak preview of a new pattern.

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