Today, I’m pleased to interview crochet designer, Cristina Mershon. Cristina is originally from Galicia, Spain, and she currently lives in Oklahoma. Although she has only been publishing her designs since 2011, she has been quite prolific. You can find Cristina on Ravelry as CristinaMershon or through her designer page. Each photo is linked to the pattern page on Ravelry. This … Read more
Today, I’m interviewing Spanish knitwear designer Marisa Munoz, also known as al-abrigo. Marisa can be found online through her Spanish language blog, Al Abrigo; her Facebook page; her Pinterest page; and on Ravelry (as al-abrigo, on her designer page, or in the al-abrigo designs group). All images are copyright al-abrigo and used with permission. Click on design photos … Read more
I’m thrilled to kick off my second annual Hispanic Heritage Month interview series today with Karla Sandoval, a Mexican crochet designer. This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase using these links. Karla can be found online at the Cute Little Crafts blog (where she … Read more
While at Vogue Knitting Live in January, I was introduced to a local, New York State Capital region yarn vendor, Yellowfarm. The Yellowfarm booth had an interesting display featuring “long locks” art yarns. The display really highlighted the beautiful fiber from Yellowfarm’s longwool Wensleydale and Teeswater sheep. Today, I’m interviewing Virginia Scholomiti from Yellowfarm. You can find … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Cindy, the editor of a newish website called Yarn Places. Cindy is a bit of a Renaissance woman. She was an architect for the first ten years of her career. She then returned to school for a Masters in Social Work. A few years ago, she stopped working as … Read more