Designers' Corner
Jane Ellison
FALL/WINTER 2009
For this season I have designed three books, Noro Men, The Mirasol Accessories Collection Book 6 and The Mirasol Collection Book 7. There are a couple of first times for this season, my first men’s book for Noro and my first accessory book for Mirasol! Noro Men: I was very excited to be designing my first men’s book for Noro. I enjoy designing for Noro lovers as well as for those who have yet to discover the joy that is knitting with Noro yarns. In this collection of hand knits I have continued with the same philosophy I apply for all my books, this is to create patterns with no complicated abbreviations or techniques, just straight forward simple ... [read more...]
Debbie Bliss
Spring 2009
Dear Debbie Fans, This Spring 2009 I am excited to announce the launch of my new organic and fair trade yarn, eco --- a development that I worked towards for some time and am satisfied has finally come to fruition. eco is a beautiful aran weight yarn manufactured from organic cotton within an ecologically and socially conscious process through the Bio re-textile chain. Bio re-integrates farmers and the textile industry as equal partners, and carries out projects in training, teaching, and health education. The farmers receive agricultural advice and are supported on a long term basis to develop their organic farming practices so that their income increases considerably ... [read more...]
Jenny Watson
FALL/WINTER 2009
With summer becoming a distant memory, attention is turned to the fabulous yarns produced for the fall/winter season. This year I have published three new books, all highlighting the fabulous range of yarns and colours produced for Knitting Fever. The inspiration for my first book, an Araucania collection, was taken from my home town of Ilkley in West Yorkshire. The photography was all based in and around the town, including shots by the Cow and Calf rock formation, the side of the River Wharf and outside the famous Betty’s Tea Room. To get more of a feel for this lovely part of the world just read the introduction featured on the inside cover. The ... [read more...]
Leanne Prouse (Ella Rae)
SPRING/SUMMER UPDATE '09
Dear Knitters, Working to deadlines and planning season's ahead certainly makes the year fly by. Summer is upon those living in the Northern Hemisphere and for those of us 'downunder' we are into Winter. One of the fortunate things about living at opposite ends of the earth is that I actually get to design my collections in the same seasons, in Winter I'm designing with winter yarns and Summer with summer yarns, athough a season behind. For Spring/Summer 09, we have 2 books released. Book 15 ' Rug Emporium' featuring the every popular and versatile yarns in the Ella Rae line, Classic, Amity and a new Superwash , this collection of rugs, throws and baby blankets is one of my favourites. ... [read more...]
Elsebeth Lavold
July 2009
Summer is always a strange time for me. It starts off with a spurt of activity to get the new fall books to the printer. Then (in most cases) a couple of weeks to recuperate before starting on the book for the following summer, and then the summer ends with a spurt of activity, shooting that summer book. In between I try to spend time with friends and family and do some gardening. This year was stranger than usual, because I didn't get time to recuperate. Right after sending off the books, I went on to the States to set up our travelling exhibition Knitting along the Viking Trail at the Vesterheim Museum in Iowa. On my return, I found the first advance copies of ... [read more...]
Louisa Harding
AUTUMN WINTER 2009-10
The inspiration for the new collections started as usual with seeing a strange and interesting thing………….. Near where I live is a road called ‘Little Cake’. Every time I pass that road I wonder what could possibly be at the end of it, is it a big cake? Is it a house made out of cake? Could it be the lane to the old village bakery? With this curious question began the ideas for this Autumn Winter’s collections. Taking my lead from Lewis Carrols’ ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and the beautiful landscape around where I live I have combined the idea of childhood fantasy and storytelling with introducing beautiful ... [read more...]