Designer Interview: Raven Knits

I know Raven (Ravelry link) casually from the four years of  the Gift-a-Long and elsewhere on Ravelry, and also from Google+. (She’s posting an inspiring daily hat feature for the GAL over there, by the way, and also on Instagram.) I associate her with her cute dog, Amber, and also patterns named for less well-known aspects of Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Designer interview: Nim Teasdale

Here is my second of three designer interviews for this year’s Gift-a-Long. (Ravelry link)

I met Nim Teasdale (Ravelry link) in the Gift-a-Long two years ago. I was knitting one of her amazing shawls, and she was already following my blog for the stitch patterns. We have since become friends, and also collaborators. She’s designed several shawls that use my stitch patterns: some that are here on my blog, and also some that I have designed exclusively for her.

Designer Interview: Robynn Weldon

One of the things I like about the Gift-a-Long (Ravelry link) is working with other independent designers on a giant project. It’s a nice way to support each other. I also like introducing some of them to my followers.

I met Robynn on Twitter this year and then realized we’d been in the Gift-a-Long together in previous years. Somehow this is extra satisfying.