Jane Reay
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Jane Reay

map-pin North Berwick, United Kingdom

I've been knitting all my life and love designing and creating new patterns. I almost always have knitting needles in my hand and have been known to knit on trains, buses, in cars, on flights, by the swimming pool, in the hospital.......! I have 5 beautiful grandchildren who I love to knit for.
When my first grandchildren arrived they were both girls. I had two daughters myself and found it easy to source great ideas for clothes. Then along came three little boys and I discovered that the mainstream clothing for them was at best dull. I like children to enjoy what they wear and have an element of choice in it. Most of the clothes I design for children are in pure fibres to keep them warm/cool, they are mostly unisex and they’re for having fun in. Apart from school uniform, I never owned a shop jumper in my childhood. My mum knitted for all five of us and I draw much of my inspiration from her designs. I hope you have as much fun knitting my patterns as I have designing them. Jane

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  • Knitting22 Skills

    Knitting: Over 50 years

    22 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
    • Stranded knitting
    • Double knitting
    • Three needle cast off
    • Ribbed
    • Twined knitting
    • Short rows
    • Garter
    • Stocking
    • Slipped stitches
    • Cables
    • Provisional cast on
    • Intarsia
    • I-cord
    • Steeks
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