I must have ripped out the center of that shawl about 20 times because I kept getting lost and could NOT read my knitting! But by the time I was finished, I was a lace knitter. It included lace patterning both sides, and also a knitted on edging that I needed to graft together. It had a lace center and then needed stitches picked up all the way around. I fell in love with a Shetland style square shawl, so I decided to do it. I jumped into the deep end for sure! It was my first time using laceweight yarn and also the first time I’d actually done lace. Romi: I’d have to say it was the first shawl I knit. □ What is the most challenging thing that you have knit to date? Loopy: No socks? Out of all of your pages of designs, I just see just a handful of sock patterns (plus leg warmers and boot toppers.) So that makes sense. That’s a difficult one, because whatever I’m about to knit is my favorite thing! I think I have to go with my least favorite instead. What is your favorite type of item to knit? Those pretty yarn colors are probably what caught your eye early on. Loopy: It’s fun that your family was already into yarn and crocheting. I was completely in love with the look of stockinette stitch. She taught me to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. Romi: Hi Loopy – thanks for having me! I’ve been a knitter for OMG 46 years! I was born into a crocheting family and I finally convinced my mother to teach me how to knit when I was 9. How long have you been a knitter, and who taught you to knit? Loopy: Hi Romi! Thanks for being in our Spotlight today. I hope you have fun getting to know more about her! (Pattern links go to Ravelry.) Waikoloa Beach Shawl © Romi Hill (What a beautiful place, full of inspiration!) I first met Romi at one of our trade show markets many many years ago, and have loved her beautiful designs ever since. Romi lives in northern Nevada on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in the high desert. In today’s Designer Spotlight, we have Romi Hill.
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