Lynn Ruggieri is a dual citizen of Italy and the U.S. and splits her time between the two countries, residing in Perugia for the last 10 years. She has been guiding tours for 15 years.

Her knitting passion is lace and cable knitting. She is a knitwear designer and designs intricate lace knitwear for the antique dolls she loves to restore.

See her work in the Gallery section.

When Lynn is not traveling, she is a professor of accounting at a local university. In her spare time, Lynn restores antique dolls from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and knits dresses for them. She has lovely little dogs who also like to try and assist with the knitting process and travel with her. Lynn also is a machine knitter.