Happy Boxing Day!
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Indie Designs Giftalong
Designer, Sonya. So let’s unravel Sonya’s GAL experience and love of lace while we get to know her a little
better.
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| Good'ay Sonya! |
Which has been your most popular GAL design/s?
My most popular design so
far is Radler.
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| Available on Ravelry for NZ$7.00 |
What has been the most exciting part of the GAL for you?
I loved watching
everything unfold through the planning stages! The GAL itself has been fun to
watch (and be part of), but it was amazing seeing everyone coming together on
such an amazing effort. I may also have acquired a few new patterns in the
process of watching everything happen too…
Will you have any new designs out in the GAL period?
(before December 31)
I released Doublet, a
baby/child singlet at the beginning of December.
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| Available on Ravelry for NZ$7.00 |
Have you every knit with eco yarns? If so, what pattern?
Please provide a quick review on the yarn, too!
All my patterns have used
local NZ yarns, but the only really eco one so far is Doublet, which uses SkeinzHeritage Organic Merino. It is
beautifully soft and bouncy, and I will definitely be using it again. The
colour range isn’t huge at present, but I like what is available. I also have
two designs in the works using possum yarns. That is a slightly different
approach to being environmentally friendly, but it is meaningful to me (as well
as being gorgeous yarn).
Where do you find inspiration for your designs?
At the moment I take
inspiration from all over - my published shawls all started from thinking about
different ways to create the shapes I wanted. Doublet came about because I had
an idea of what I wanted in a baby singlet and couldn’t find the right thing
anywhere. The design I’m currently working on started off with a stitch pattern
I liked, and I have a few design ideas from places I’ve been, and books I enjoy
reading. Anything goes, really.
In closing, with a website titled “String Herder,” it is
clear why Sonya loves to design lace shawls!
Find Sonya around the world
in Rangiora, New Zealand or locally on-line at the following places:
Ravelry: orbfa
Ravelry Designer’s page:
Sonya Newstead
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