How do you accidentally become a knitwear designer? Let’s ask Cirilia Rose.

Cirilia Rose never thought her life would revolve around yarn. She never thought she’d work with companies like WEBS, or designers like Norah Gaughan at Berroco. Now she is a knitwear designer working on her first book and the Creative Director at Skacel. This is her story.

In this interview Cirilia Talks about:

• How Kurt Cobain inspired her knitting
• How a unique yarn lead her to a job at WEBS
• How she accidentally became a knitwear designer
• How yarn, history, and movies inspire her work
• Her biggest challenge learning to design
• The surprising reason she ended up at Skacel
• Her best tip for a budding knitwear designer

Be sure to thank Cirilia on Twitter for doing this interview.

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Things Mentioned in this Episode

WEBS – America’s Yarn Store

Knitwear Designer Lacie Lynnae

Gail Callahan – Kangaroo Dyer

Stirling Cloche pattern by Cirilia Rose

Knitwear Designer Nora Gaughan

Interweave Knits Editor Eunny Jang

Kiloran pattern by Cirilia Rose

Knitwear Designer Josh Bennett

Knitwear Designer Allyson Dykhuizen

Knitwear Designer Kate Gilbert

Books by Maggie Righetti (affiliate link)

Knitwear Designer Jane Richmond

Garance Dore

Designing Knitwear by Deborah Newton (affiliate link)

Knitter’s Handbook by Montse Stanley (affiliate link)

Documentary – Bill Cunningham New York

Knitwear Designer Stephen West

Knitting Iceland Knitting Tours

Connect with Cirilia Online!

Cirilia Rose on Ravelry
Cirilia Rose designer page on Ravelry
Cirilia Rose on Pinterest
Cirilia Rose on Facebook
Cirilia Rose on Twitter
www.bricoleurknits.com

Find out more about Skacel

Skacelknitting.com
Skacel blog
Skacel on Twitter
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Skacel on Ravelry