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...
Designer Spotlight: An Interview with Anna Elliott
Today on the ECY blog we are featuring a UK designer that I (Victoria) have known and worked with for a decade (where did that go?!). Anna Elliott was one of the very first people I collaborated with, back when I lived in Manchester and worked at Purl City Yarns - I think that that might be how I met her actually. It seems like a lifetime ago, so this interview is probably a bit overdue if we’re honest! It’s really interesting though so I hope you’ll enjoy hearing about the design process and more… Can you tell us...
Featured knitwear designer: an interview with Jaya
In celebration of the release of the Echoing Green Shawl, the first design from the Four Seasons collection which you can find out more about in this BLOG POST, we wanted to get to know Jaya, the collection's designer, better and for you all to do the same. That is enough from me so I will hand over to her! Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to become a designer? I was a software professional before I quit work to start my family. I picked up on some crochet and knitting during...
Interview with Lori Versaci
A few months back an order came in for Bowland DK. I thought nothing of it at the time, packaged the order and shipped it off. A little while later Lori Versaci, of VersaciKnits made contact to let me know that she had used it in a new pattern that would be released early in 2017. The launch coincided with Stitches West this past weekend and in honour of that, Lori very kindly agreed to an interview with me about the vest and her background amongst other things. The pattern for Summer Fog is available to purchase on Ravelry and...
An interview with Jane Burns + her new book release
Today sees the release of a gorgeous new book from Jane Burns called Lazy Sunday Socks. It's a really beautiful collection: when Jane chose her skeins of yarn from us she picked a soft, dusky palette that I absolutely loved, and I was confident that Jane would create textures and designs that would work well with that. She did exactly that. When you see the pairs of socks together you can instantly tell they are from one cohesive collection, and they just look so cosy, appealing, and fun to both make and wear. We'll have Jane's books on our Wonderwool...