Norah Gaughan is probably the first name that pops into your head when you think of Berroco's design team. And why not? Norah's fabulous. But it's her collaboration with our other designers, that keeps Berroco patterns fresh season after season. Amanda Keep has filled this role for the past two years. A Traverse City, MI native, Amanda… Continue reading Get to Know Berroco: Our Designers
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What Inspires: Runway Fashions
While we are not slaves to fashion, the Berroco Design team likes to be in touch with what's happening on the runway – to see new silhouettes, proportions and details, like necklines. I've taken some screen shots on two of my favorite fashion sites to illustrate what kinds of ideas we are looking at and… Continue reading What Inspires: Runway Fashions
Fall/Winter 2013 Preview
Can you believe it's almost time for a new season of Berroco patterns? That means eight new booklets with more than 70 beautiful patterns! We'll be sharing our full collection for Fall/Winter '13 in just a few weeks! But really, who can wait that long? Between the top-down, seamless knits in Norah Gaughan Vol. 13 and the… Continue reading Fall/Winter 2013 Preview
What inspires: Shapes from Nature – Hexagons
It feels like ages since I wrote Knitting Nature, but the process of writing it left an indelible influence on my work. Spirals, fractals and other shapes in nature provided great fodder for designs in my book and still rattle around in my head, but it’s polygons, especially hexagons, that have become a permanent part… Continue reading What inspires: Shapes from Nature – Hexagons
Norah’s Knits: Wearable Stripes
When it comes to wearing stripes, people often have strong opinions. I’ve ventured into this territory before and been met with mixed results. Still, I believe in Rayures, the horizontal striped piece I designed in Ultra Alpaca a few years back. Perhaps it was a bold move to photograph it on a bust size 14… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Wearable Stripes
Norah’s Knits: Modern Lace Knitting
I love the simple, modern, almost stark lace I have been seeing in fashion lately. Simple and bold openwork patterns not only suit my sensibilities, they are much easier to knit than more ornate lace knitting stitches. Inspired by this trend, I used several different types of knitted lace patterns in Norah Gaughan volume 12.… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Modern Lace Knitting
Norah’s Knits: Handknit Sleeves on Sweaters
Perusing the Berroco pattern library, I see that we tend to favor 5 different ways of knitting a sleeve. Here is an illustrated guide with a few thoughts on each: . Set in sleeves – This is my favorite sleeve cap, because it fits so well. Due to difficulty, set in sleeves may strike terror… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Handknit Sleeves on Sweaters
Norah’s Knits: Sneak Peek
Wheew...the five grueling days of photo shoot are finally over. The shoots can be fun. It's so great to see our designs styled and photographed, but that all takes a lot of work and many decisions made on the fly. It always feels like performance art. Now it's time to edit the shots. Which ones… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Sneak Peek
On Location: Fall/Winter 2013 Photo Shoot
I'm writing today from the beautiful village of Wickford, located on Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Photo shoots are so much fun! I've been sharing pictures from our Fall/Winter 2013 photo shoot all week, but I thought I'd talk a little more about the cool locations we've visited. deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum - Lincoln, MA… Continue reading On Location: Fall/Winter 2013 Photo Shoot
Norah’s Knit’s: Getting Ready for Photography
Our five days of photography starts today! Last week I steamed a lot of garments and I've gotten to know all 90 something of them inside and out. Of course, I was already pretty familiar with the ones I designed, after making up new cable patterns writing instructions for my knitters. Still, there were a… Continue reading Norah’s Knit’s: Getting Ready for Photography
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