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GOOD READ
Katie Jones
Our CAL designer’s living life in full colour!
IconicdesignerKatieJonesshares Iwantedeachinstalmenttobeinteresting,butthat
herjourneyfromartstudentto makesforaverybusypiece…Luckily,busyandbold
designmaster,andtheinspiration is my style so I think it worked out perfectly!
behindherlatestmakeforus,the
two-in-onecrochet-alongtomake HaveyoudesignedaCALlikethisbefore?
a colourful jumper or blanket. Atwo-in-oneCALwasnewtome,buttheconceptof
itwasn’tasIalwaystendtodesignincollections.I
Howhasyourstyleevolvedovertheyears? liketoseehowIcanmakemypatternsthemost
Icameintocrochetadifferentwayfrommost dynamicandversatiletheycanbe,soInaturally try
peopleIknow.Itrainedatartschoolinknitwearfor and get multiple designs out of an idea.
sevenyears,andwenttoareallycreativeuniversity,
CentralSaintMartins,whereitwasallaboutfinding Wheredoyouliketocrochet?
yourvoiceandowningyouraesthetic.SoIreallygot ItravelbytrainalotforworksinceImovedtothe
topractisecreatingapersonalstyleinquitean coastandworkaFashionLecturerthreedaysaweek,
academicway.Becauseofthis,bythetimeIleftuni soIdon’thavemuchroutine.Itakemycrochetinmy
anddecidedtosetupabrandIfeltlikeIalready bagatalltimesandtryandgetasmuchdoneonthe
knewmyimage.Formethemostimportantfactors moveasIcanonthemove.Myfavouriteplaceisto
are always colour, pattern and craftsmanship. workonthesofawithsomebadTVon.Iwouldn’tbe
averygoodhobbyistcrocheterasIloveinstant
WhatinspiredthestylingofthisCAL? gratificationandwouldmuchratherspend three full
Iwantedtocreateapatterninspiredbythelast days making than a little at a time.
collectionImade,aready-madewomenswear
brand.Themaininfluenceswerethesixties, The CALaside,what’sonthehorizonforyouin2020?
Beatles:YellowSubmarineanimationandartistNiki AlotofhouseDIY!I’malsogettingexcitedabout
deSaintPhalle.I’vechannelledcolour,patterns and workingonnewcrochethomewarepiecesforthat.
theenergy of Carnaby Street in its heyday! I’vealsodesignedsomepiecesforthebrand
Birdsongthatworkwithanamazingwomens’ group
TalkusthroughthedesignprocessforthisCAL: that I’m really excited to see go on sale!
IloveddesigningtheCALbutitwasquitetricky.
Usuallywhendoingapieceyouwouldn’thaveto SeeoverleafforKatie’sCAL,findheronInstagram
think about everything in such segmented terms. @katiejonesknit or online at www.katiejonesknit.co.uk
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