Saskia ColeDesigner
WHATMAMAKNITS
United Kingdom
Mother and daughter design team, Saskia is 8 years old and we now design for her together, it was easy when she was a baby she did not have much input on what she wanted to wear, other than ensuring it was soft on the skin.
Now Saskia has very strong views on what she will and won’t wear and her current favourites are all things big cat - bold and bright (no pink and nothing princess). Sorry not many neutrals here at present.
Big bro is now 10 and he loves all things dinosaur.
Our patterns are aimed at beginners and intermediate knitters, who like fun, vibrant knits that are child friendly and quick to knit up.
Fortunately I studied fashion design at Middlesex University, London, so can turn most of her ideas and sketches into the finished item.
Where possible we use natural fibres but sometimes we reuse man-made fibres that are from commissions or have been gifted to us. Also man made fibres may be softer for babies and/ or easier to care. Often a mix of the two provides
- Knitting14 Skills
Knitting: Over 20 years
14 Skills
- Cast on & bind off
- Knit and purl stitches
- Simple increase & decrease
- Picking up stitches
- Fair Isle
- Lace Work
- Knitting in the round
- Turn a heel
- Intarsia
- Garter
- Slipped stitches
- Cables
- Stranded knitting
- Short rows
- Crochet1 Skill
Crochet: Over 20 years
1 Skill
- Chain
