Posts tagged Inspiration
How to Put Your Own Spin on Runway Trends

The fashion week runways are always packed with ideas that can spark something new in your knitting but what do you actually do with that inspiration? The fun part isn’t copying what you see—it’s taking those trends and making them your own. I’ll walk you through how to translate those looks into your designs, giving them your own twist.

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How to Design a Sweater Using Swatching

Have you ever sketched a design that you’ve fallen in love with, but immediately thought, “How would I even attempt to create this?” That’s where swatching comes in. Swatches don’t just have to be large squares of fabric that you test your gauge on. They can become mini-garments that you test all of your ideas on, so that you can actually bring them to life. In this blog post, I’ll show you how.

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Creative Block: How to Get Your Designs Out of Your Head and Into a Knitting Pattern

Have you ever had that feeling where you have tons of knitting pattern design ideas, but you just can’t get them out of your head and into a more tangible format? In this blog post, I share several tips as well as practical exercises you can do to get those ideas out of your head and into a pattern.

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