Well, the Berroco pattern books have hit the shelves. A few months ago, I was able to document the birthing process of one design, Prospera from Booklet #277 Peruvia, and now I can start talking about it. The story starts with this photo of a store window in Florence: As you can see, it's not… Continue reading circular process
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Close-ups of Adina’s panel
It's been a very very busy week preparing for TNNA (the national needlework association trade show) and then working the show. I promised to give more pithy instructions for Margery's birthday afghan. I hope this will help as a start.
mobius
I thought you might want you see a little of the back story for the pullover mobius from the objet d'art story of norah gaughan vol 2. My original sketch: My first idea for this story was "twisted twins", with pairs of sweaters or sweaters paired with other pieces. In this case my expanded definition for a twin… Continue reading mobius
backstory
Sometimes things don't end up exactly as we've planned. It's true for all of us in our everyday lives and true for designing hand knit sweaters. Margery whipped up these sketch while we were designing the Spring '08 season. We planned sweaters in pairs, each a variation on each other. Lalo was a tailored stockinette… Continue reading backstory
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