Interviews with People who Love to Knit and Crochet
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.
Emma Welford is an up and coming designer who also happens to work at WEBS, America’s Yarn Store. You might recognize her from the widely popular YouTube video, Sh*t Knitters Say. Her work can been seen at Valley Yarns and the premiere collection from Holla Knits. This is her story.
The National Needlearts Association held their annual winter trade show in Phoenix, Arizona from January 21 – 23 this year. Here the retailers like your local yarn store get to see the newest offerings from your favorite yarn companies, distributors, and manufacturers. I set out to find the best of the best on the show floor and share it with you.
The National Needlearts Association held their annual winter trade show in Phoenix, Arizona from January 21 – 23 this year. Here the retailers like your local yarn store get to see the newest offerings from your favorite yarn companies, distributors, and manufacturers. I set out to find the best of the best on the show floor and share it with you.
Alex Tinsley is a knitwear designer who specializes in cool, funky hat designs and has been doing so since 2006. Her work has been featured in magazines like Knit Scene and Knitty.com, and she recently released a collection in partnership with Malabrigo. Her website, Dull-roar.com, is the place she blogs about her knitting adventures.
Allyson started her knitting journey in high school. Now she is building her own knitting empire through self publishing patterns, teaching classes at coffee shops, and starting her own online magazine. Her work has been featured in publications like Knitscene, and Interweave Knits.
Alexis Winslow is an up and coming knitwear designer and artist. A textile print maker by day, she incorporates beautiful color work patterns and fashion forward designs into her work. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and self publishes her patterns on her website, Knitdarling.com. Her work has been featured in publications like Interweave Knits, Knitscene, and Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People.
Liat Gat went from sold out classes at her local yarn store, to creating an online business where she teaches people to knit from her own home. Her website, KNITFreedom.com, has ton of well done video knitting tutorials that will help take your knitting to the next level.
Cookie A is the famous knitwear designer behind the hit books, Sock Innovation and Knit. Sock. Love. Alice Yu, aka Socktopus, is known for her beautiful yarn. In 2010 they joined forces to start Knit Nation, a fiber focused event held in London, that emphasizes education and cutting edge technique.
Anne Hanson is a knitwear designer based out of Ohio. Her beautiful lace patterns are famous and can be seen on Knitty.com, Twist Collective, and numerous other knitting publications. After working in the fashion industry in New York City, Anne and her husband, David, left the city and eventually started the popular blog, Knitspot.com. Anne now travels the country teaching at major fiber arts event such as Sock Summit and Knit Nation, and just launched her first club, the Fall in Full Color Club.
