This month, I am really excited to get to interview the amazing Ambah O’Brien! Ambah lives and works in Australia where she designs beautiful knitwear patterns. I will also be including some info about some new patterns she has coming out in the next week or so as well as a coupon code for Purple… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Ambah O’Brien
This month, I am over-the-moon excited to be interviewing Andrea Mowry, my favorite designer! As I’m sure you all know, Andrea basically invented the fade craze starting with her Find Your Fade shawl and continuing with many other fabulous designs. My questions will be in black, and Andrea’s responses will be in purple because the… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Andrea Mowry
This month, I’m interviewing Barbara Benson of Barbara Benson Designs. I found her work while seeking out good patterns to go with my recent Twelve Days of Christmas gradient mini set, and I just kept coming back to her patterns again and again. Her website can be found at www.tumpedduck.com, and she has a youtube… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Barbara Benson
This month, I’m especially excited to interview Alexa and Emily of Tin Can Knits. I’m part of several knitting groups on Facebook, and I can’t tell you how many times someone posts a question looking for a clear, straight-forward pattern for a sweater or a hat or anything at all. Almost invariably, someone responds with… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Alexa and Emily of Tin Can Knits
For several days now, I’ve been thinking about today’s blog post and just drawing a blank. If you do any blogging or regular writing of any sort, I’m sure you understand. I finally decided that I would “interview” myself the way I interview pattern designers each month so that, if you are interested, you could… Read More In Which the Crazy Yarn Lady Interviews Herself
This month, I’m interviewing Noreen, the owner of Stitching Wren Crochet. Until now, I have interviewed people who design clothing and accessories, and all of them have been knitters. This month, I have something completely different for you. Noreen makes patterns for 3-dimensional crocheted saint dolls that are just amazing! Let’s see what she has to say. Noreen’s… Read More Designer of the Month: Noreen of Stitching Wren Crochet
This month, I’m interviewing Cindy of OrangeSmoothie. I found her lovely patterns a couple months ago on Ravelry. I was searching and searching for a cowl pattern that combines handspun and millspun yarn. I didn’t even know if such a thing existed outside my own mind, and I was just about to give up and… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Cindy of OrangeSmoothie
I’m starting a new Designer of the Month feature here at Purple Lamb Fiber Arts. We tend to take knit and crochet patterns almost for granted, but I know that hours and hours of work go into each new pattern, and I wanted to honor some of the talented and patient designers who make the… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Ambur Hsiao
