Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
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I've been knitting my whole life. I started making garments for myself in my teens and then explored sewing, tailoring and millinery. I want to teach knitters about fit and flattery and turn them into fashion stars! A knitting blog about career transition, personal development and the search for fulfillment.
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
5y ago
This interview originally appeared in the Patternfish newsletter. I'm adding it to my blog as several other interviews I did were lost when their on-line sources disappeared. The interview was published in June 2011 so some of my responses are out of date. Designer of the Month: Robin Hunter Like many other designers, Robin Hunter combined a lifelong love of textiles and fibre arts with a corporate career before happily retiring to provide Patternfish and the rest of the knitting world with her designs. A quick look through her patterns shows to what extent Hunter challenges herself. S ..read more
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
5y ago
Today is the ten year anniversary of writing this blog. It was meant to be a record of the changes I would experience moving into the knitting industry. I went back recently and read the annual birthday/anniversary posts I wrote and it was very interesting for me to take the time to review the past. I no longer keep to a strict schedule of publishing a post three times a week. I post occasionally and on my own timeline. Interestingly I get over 4500 visits per month in spite of this. I can see on my stats page that readers are following links and often arrive after searching a topic of ..read more
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
5y ago
I was recently offered a copy of, The Making of a Milliner: Hat-Making Projects. This book will seem a little off of the topic of knitting. However, most of the hats I have knit have been heavily influenced by the millinery class I took years ago. Here's an example of a classic pill box style trimmed with a loop stitch to emulate a fur band. I also own a large collection of my own purchased hats. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fur-trimmed-pillbox-hat-2 I've always used the classes I took on topics other than knitting as an influence on my own work. They often shifted how I appr ..read more
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
5y ago
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asseleen Once a week I post interviews with interesting people about their insights on their experience of working in the Knitting industry. I’ve noticed that every one of these individuals makes their living in a slightly different manner bringing their own unique presence to the knitting world. You can find Ayako here on Ravelry. Where do you find inspiration? It could be anywhere around me – nature, architectures or even in bakeries and restaurants. Any colour combinations, shapes or any organization of matters give me a hint. What is your ..read more
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
5y ago
Simple garter stitch keeps the focus on the shaping in this project. The wrap is worked sideways creating a curved upper edge. It’s easy to wear and perfect for wrapping around your neck. Starting from one narrow point, the stitches increase on one edge and decrease on the opposite edge creating a series of triangles. The shape is sometimes called a vortex shaped shawl due to the way the stitches swirl as the shaping stitches are worked. The cast off edge works a separate series of triangles along the second side of the curved triangular shape. The pattern includes extra details to assist ..read more
Robin Hunter Designs - How to become a Professional Knitter
6y ago
Last Friday I published Part One of this post with links to fascinating articles about size and fit issues in the fashion industry. Almost all of these links came from the fashion blog Wardrobe Oxygen. The stupid reason that larger clothes fit so badly Retail's plus-size problem: Designing for larger sizes The Problem With Plus Size More Sizes Don’t Always Mean a Good Fit for Plus-Size Shoppers2016 Was A Good Year For Body Diversity In Fashion—But There's Still Work To Be Done ..read more