Cara Medus has made and drawn things for as long as she can remember, but has been seriously crocheting for about 10 years. She became technical editor on 'Simply Crochet' magazine when it launched in 2013, and loved the geeky side of crochet; patterns, charts, numbers, you name it! Cara now freelances for 'Simply Crochet' and as a crochet designer, and develops training material for crochet designers and tech editors.

She often designs garments, but has enjoyed a recent return to amigurumi, as she is more able to match this with her love of illustration. It's been a joy for Cara to discover Betty and Bert for this book and launch them on some new adventures! Cara lives in Bristol with her husband and sons where she does a bit of singing, yoga and coffee-drinking on the side.