An interview with Hanna Gough of Germander Cottage Crafts
It has been far too long since we interviewed one of our designer friends. In the past couple of years Hanna Gough of Germander Cottage Crafts has released two individual patterns and two accessory collections in a range of our yarns. She also has two upcoming pattern releases scheduled for the next couple of months and so we thought this was the perfect time to have a chat with her! 1. Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to become a designer? I started knitting and crochet in 2014 as a way...
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Designer Spotlight: An interview with Joanne Scrace from The Crochet Project
As we are celebrating five years (!!!) since the publication of The Bletchley Collection this month, I thought it would be great to catch up with Joanne and interview her properly! It was the first collection collaboration for both of us, and I don’t know about her but it was a huge learning curve for me. We met up at Bletchley for the photoshoot, which was really fun if not a bit pressured - it had to be right as there’d be no second chance to re-shoot. I can still remember telling her to smile, and then saying “less like...
Designer Spotlight: An interview with Tracey Todhunter
I’m sure that many of you will have heard of today’s interviewee, but did you know that she worked in a yarn shop and has had books published? Tracey and I (Victoria) have known each other for about a decade now, and it’s always a pleasure to work with her. I’m really grateful to her for answering my nosey questions, and the answers are very interesting… enjoy! Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to become a designer?I’ve been crocheting since I was four and always “tweaked” published patterns, so it was inevitable I...