{"id":591,"date":"2015-12-02T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.wordpress.com\/?p=591"},"modified":"2018-05-22T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:52:30","slug":"designer-interview-ines-sousa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?p=591","title":{"rendered":"Designer Interview: In\u00eas Sousa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Todays interview is with In\u00eas Sousa, designer of gorgeous shawls! Check out her patterns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/ines-sousa\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> or her blog <a href=\"http:\/\/seni-handmade.blogspot.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-591 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=611'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/prana-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=610'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/petala-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=609'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/doiro-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=608'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/piu-piu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=607'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/oliva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=606'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alvo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?attachment_id=605'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outonal-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>How did you come to knitting \/ crocheting?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My mom taught to me how to knit as a child, at least the basics \u2013 I knew how to purl (that\u2019s the dominant stitch in Portuguese style of knitting) and the single cast-on.<\/p>\n<p>I learned everything else (many years later) through books, videos, tutorials, etc\u2026 so I consider myself a self-taught knitter. I also learned to crochet as a child and I think I was fairly good at it but it didn\u2019t stick.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>What inspires your designs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My work is many times inspired by nature, pattern stitches, yarn, poems, music and everything else that surround me.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> What is your design process?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I try to translate my somehow chaotic inner world into stitches, so sketching is very important to me and so is making swatches. If it works, I proceed with the pattern, if it doesn\u2019t; I adjust it by correcting the ratio of increases\/decreases, changing the pattern stitch, working the transitions in a different manner, switching the yarn, and so on\u2026<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Do you have a favourite fiber?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I particularly enjoy wool, it is warm, durable and very enjoyable to work with. I even like its odour. Plus, it blocks beautifully.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> If you could only knit\/crochet one type of item, what would it be?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s easy, shawls! I can\u2019t quite explain why I find shawls so satisfactory to knit but I really enjoy knitting them. I tried so many different techniques, pattern stitches and types of construction. I\u2019ve knitted top-down shawls, bottom-up, sideways, on the bias, on the bias and spiral. I\u2019ve combined different textures \u2013 delicate lace, ingenious slipped stitches, cute ruffles with squishy garter, it never ends! The possibilities are infinite and the outcome can be so different from each other.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Which of your patterns make for really great gift knitting?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I\u2019d say Espiral, it\u2019s mindless knitting, it has a great texture and a cute detail in the inner edge being both easy and fun to knit and wear. It starts with only a few stitches enlarging size gradually due to strategic increases and bind-offs. I specially enjoy the versions worked with long color transitions showcasing shawl\u2019s diagonal lines.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-594\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/espiral.jpg\" alt=\"Espiral\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/espiral.jpg 640w, https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/espiral-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any new patterns coming out during the GAL that you want to talk about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I expect to release Tulipa Espiral shortly, it\u2019s a sweet shawlette, totally seamless, knitted on the bias with a pretty pattern that combines a lace detail on the outer edge (little tulips) with garter stitch. It has a cool spiral and asymmetrical shape, being a fun pattern that plays with colours, short-rows, increases and is finished with a lovely picot bind-off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596\" src=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/tulipaespiral.jpg\" alt=\"TulipaEspiral\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(c) for all photos: In\u00eas Sousa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todays interview is with In\u00eas Sousa, designer of gorgeous shawls! Check out her patterns here or her blog here. How did you come to knitting \/ crocheting? My mom taught to me how to knit as a child, at least the basics \u2013 I knew how to purl (that\u2019s the dominant stitch in Portuguese style &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/?p=591\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Designer Interview: In\u00eas Sousa<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1149,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions\/1149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knittedinswitzerland.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}