You might be interested to know that a new quarterly knitting magazine is in town! PURL is brought to you by the team behind PLY and WEFT magazines, for spinning and weaving respectively. So it makes perfect sense to create
Introducing PURL Magazine
Every Stitch is a Vector: Designing the Westcott Shawl, an Unexpected Heirloom
Most people see a lace shawl and think of fragility, or maybe delicacy. I’ve already told you about the time I saw a lace shawl and thought of structure; the idea became Isblomst. This time, the idea of structure took
To Seam or Not to Seam? The Truth About Structure in Knitwear Design
Seams can be a divisive topic in the hand knitting world. Many knitters avoid them because, if they’d wanted to hand sew, they’d embroider or do dressmaking instead. Still more enjoy seamless knitting patterns because they’re familiar. Others aren’t keen
A Celebration Of the Bonnie Sweater: Why I Waited 7 Years for the Perfect Dart
The accidental crop. We’ve all been there. You finish a sweater, put it on, and realise it’s neither a full-length garment nor a stylish cropped one. It’s just… short. When I first swatched the Bonnie Sweater in 2010, I knew
The Power of Mapping Measurements: Why Knitters and Designers Need a Garment Grid
Mapping measurements is how to avoid being caught out by size charts and successfully fit a knitting pattern. Whether you’re a designer or knitter, this technique is the first thing you should do when either working from a size chart
Invisible Architecture: How Geometry Shaped the Alyssum Sweater
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why we are drawn to certain textures. When you look at the Alyssum Sweater, you likely see the soft rise of the broken rib, the way the light hits the yarn, and the
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