After reading the comments on my "almost garter" post I decided I liked the idea of changing gauge as I changed color. So, when I was about 2/3 through the two original hanks of lavender and grey Ultra Alpaca Light I added a ball of Pure Merino Heather in one of my favorite greens -… Continue reading completed garter
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almost garter
Well, it's almost garter stitch. Anxious to get started, I used the only Ultra Alpaca Light I had in the house - one hank of charcoal and one hank of lavender. Figuring I needed both hanks to make a scarf of any significance, I decided to alternate the colors - one row of each. This… Continue reading almost garter
what i’m knitting now
The mad rush to get things ready for the Spring '08 photoshoot is over. The photos have been taken. No more reknitting necklines late into the night. No more cutting 4" off the bottoms of things, because, I was, well, WRONG the first time. No more cutting sweaters in half and inserting lace details or… Continue reading what i’m knitting now
it was a manon day
Remember that old TV show "This is Your Life"? I am winding up my norah gaughan vol.1 New England yarn shop tour and the last few shop visits have felt more than a bit like that show. Old friends and new, relatives of old friends (and new), sweaters of lives past and sweaters recently designed… Continue reading it was a manon day
help me kitty
Margery's cat Fred assists during our recent photoshoot. Just last week, a curious reader (Hi Jeni) asked me if I was going to include the requisite cat shots in my blog. W...e...l...l, now that you've asked, how can I resist? This has been one of those crazy, outrageously busy few weeks when Margery and I… Continue reading help me kitty
birth of joyella
This is how a design starts it's life at Berroco - as a sketch. This is my sketch of Joyella, now in our Jasperâ„¢ booklet . In case you haven't noticed, since writing "Knitting Nature" I've been a bit obsessed by hexagons. So now there are hexagons in norah gaughan volume 1, hexagons in the… Continue reading birth of joyella
touring new england
I've been driving about New England (a lot) lately, visiting yarn shops and talking about my Berroco booklet - norah gaughan vol.1. A trunk of sweaters travels with me - sweaters in a variety of sizes!!! Almost everyone can find something that fits, or fits well enough to determine which size actually would be best… Continue reading touring new england
That color target card!
During a photoshoot we routinely include a color target in test shots. This helps out our art director. There is something about that card. It seems to bring out hidden personalities. Here are some out-takes from the photography for norah gaughan vol.1 The formerly calm and serene Ashley succombs to the power of the color… Continue reading That color target card!
Formative years
So, I was thinking, what better way to start a design studio knitting blog than by explaining a bit about this designer's early crafting history? During a recent fit of organization my mom dug up some enlightening black and white photos of me as a child. Do I think I am Kandinsky? As you can… Continue reading Formative years
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