{"id":508,"date":"2015-11-23T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.wordpress.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2018-05-22T15:52:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:52:36","slug":"designer-interview-linda-marveng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"Designer Interview: Linda Marveng"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I present to you an interview with Linda Marveng! Check out her blog here<\/a> or her Ravelry store here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(c) Michael Marveng-Puckett<\/p>\n

1<\/b>. How did you come to knitting?<\/b><\/p>\n

I learnt at school at the age of 10 but needed a lot of help from my mum. As a teenager I realized the potential knitting had, and embraced it fully. I did try out both crocheting and sewing as well but they did not catch my attention as knitting did. It was many years later when I began working for Rowan Yarns in London that I found my yarn heaven. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. How did you come to designing?<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>I began designing in 2008, after tweaking so many patterns to make them fit me. Shortly afterwards I was asked by a Norwegian publisher if I wanted to make a knitting book, and that was a great challenge for me. The publisher had heard that I had worked first for Rowan Yarns and then for Loop in London, as well as translating patterns into English for Norwegian yarn companies. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. What inspires your designs?<\/b><\/p>\n

I am inspired by fashion designs but also by architecture and sculptural lines as well as nature itself. I find inspirations in magazines, books and just by walking around observing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. What is your design process?<\/b><\/p>\n

My design process is not as organized as I would like, especially when it comes to the pattern writing. My aim is to calculate the full pattern before I begin knitting, but I tend to be so eager to start that I cannot wait. I love the swatching and the planning process that can be quite time consuming.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Do you have a favourite fiber?<\/b><\/p>\n

I would pick wool even though I do enjoy working in different fibers such as silk, cotton and tencel too. Wool, because it is lovely to knit with, gives a great stitch definition and it has a bounce. In my native Norway it is a fiber you can wear nearly all year around too.<\/p>\n

6. If you could only knit one type of item, what would it be?<\/b><\/p>\n

It would have to be jackets or cardigans if you like. I prefer calling my cardigans jackets since I try to make them more elegant, than an everyday cardigan. You can still wear it everyday, but I try to make them equally perfect for a party or a special occasion.<\/p>\n

7. Which of your patterns make a really great gift knitting? <\/b><\/p>\n

I would pick one of my scarf patterns, and my current favorite is Scarftex<\/a>, due to its lovely reversible cable texture, yarn combination and tweed look.<\/p>\n

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(c) Kim M\u00fcller<\/p>\n

8. Do you have any new patterns coming out during the GAL that you want to talk about?<\/b><\/p>\n

I am releasing two new patterns during the GAL: Hennika a short lace bolero with a scarf collar and Bech a set of a shawl, loose sleeves and a belt. I had planned to add them to my GAL bundle but realized to late that it is not possible instead I will give them both an introductory price.<\/p>\n

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(c) Eivind R\u00f8hne<\/p>\n

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(c) Eivind R\u00f8hne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I present to you an interview with Linda Marveng! Check out her blog here or her Ravelry store here. (c) Michael Marveng-Puckett 1. How did you come to knitting? I learnt at school at the age of 10 but needed a lot of help from my mum. As a teenager I realized the potential …<\/p>\n

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