Madara by Inese Sang
Today we're talking with Inese Sang, a Latvian designer known for her lovely shawl designs. For Issue 24 she designed Madara, a shawl that catches your eye with a sweet combination of colors and fun variety of stitches like lace, bobbles, and colorwork scallops. Madara is a large shawl, but with so many different textures and stitches it's sure to keep your interest until the end. amirisu: What challenges did you encounter during the design process? Inese: I view challenges as a way to learn and find solutions. While working on Madara, the greatest challenge was to accommodate the longer floats of contrast...
Saltkaret by Sari Nordlund
Today we're talking with Sari Nordlund about her sigh-inducingly pretty colorwork pullover from Issue 24, one of her favorite places in her hometown, and a little about Finnish crafts. By the end of this interview you'll want to visit Finland to experience its beautiful nature and rich traditional crafts yourself! amirisu: What challenges did you encounter during the design process?Sari: I based my design on the traditional Korsnäs sweaters that have been knitted in the Western part of Finland since the 19th century. The original Korsnäs sweaters have a boxy fit and combine both knitted and crocheted parts, so the challenge was to keep...
Breeze by Megumi Sawada
Both the English and Japanese editions of amirisu Issue 24 were released earlier this month on June 10. The twelve designs in this issue are all inspired by each designer’s heritage and personal story. We will be showcasing the designs here on our blog by sharing some short conversations with designers who contributed to this issue. Today we are talking with Megumi Sawada about her chic design Breeze, how she got started knitting, and two of her favorite places in Tokyo. Let's start the interview! amirisu: What challenges did you encounter during the design process?Megumi: I always start with the yarn or a sample of knitted fabric...
Bennet by Tokuko Ochiai
Today we bring you the final installment of our interview series with the designers featured in Issue 23! We hope you have enjoyed taking a peek behind each of these designs and learning a little bit about the talented designers who contributed to this issue. For our final interview we're talking with Tokuko about her shawl design Bennet. Tokuko designed this shawl based on Meri's vision, so Meri makes an appearance in today's interview, too! amirisu: What was your inspiration for this design?Tokuko: This time the process was all about bringing Meri's idea to reality. After I spent some time talking...