In this month`s #TMMakerSpotlight, we`re focusing on Susanne of SOSUknits and the designs she creates that are full of color, texture, and fun!⁠
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❓️ If you could plan your dream project, from collecting the fiber (plant or animal) to finished object, what do you think the process might look like? The sky`s the limit! ⁠
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"I love combining my love for knitting and yarn with traveling, so my dream project starts with a trip. Yarn is the best souvenir, and while I love visiting yarn stores wherever I go, I would love to be involved in creating this dream yarn somehow.⁠
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Maybe I get to visit the farm where the sheep roam free and then dye the yarn, preferably in the relaxed company of lovely people from far and wide who get together for a few days to play around with yarn and colors and enjoy each other’s company. Inspiration would strike, and I’d know exactly what I’d knit with this magical yarn, and without much fuss, I would get gauge, and all the maths would fall into place. ⁠
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My magical dream cardigan (you can never have enough cardigans!) would be such a joy to knit that it would be done in just a few days without my hands hurting from the strain. There would be no ends to weave in, and it would block in minutes and fit like a dream, even years later. And I would find the perfect buttons in the treasure chest I inherited from my gran."⁠
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Susanne`s designs pictured:⁠
🧶 Gridlines [slide 1]⁠
🧶 Base Camp Shrug [slide 3]⁠
🧶 Brioche + Mystery [slide 4]⁠
🧶 Baseline Cardigan [slide 5]⁠
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Read Susanne`s entire interview on the Thread & Maple blog, linked in our bio!⁠
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I meant to share this over a month ago. But then life happened and I`ve been quite absent here, taking care of myself.
But here we got now:
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Day 7 to 12 (from the top) of the 2024 frida_fuchs_yarns advent calendar in the Sugar & Spice edition.
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I have to say, I was a bit disappointed as the colours just repeated in exactly the same order for the second half of the calendar. Unfortunately, this time the shawl pattern by sosuknits didn`t really resonate with me either.
Well, I still like the 12 colours and will probably be making something else - maybe fade-like - with them. We`ll see.
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#knitting #stricken #breien #tricoter #knitstagram #KnittersOfInstagram #KnittersOfBerlin #BerlinKnits #HanddyedYarn #FridaFuchsYarns #FridaFuchsAdvent2024 #SoSuGoodThingsShawl #SoSuKnits #YarnAdvent #MiniSkeins

Beide Projekte wurden kürzlich fertig: Rustic Tuku von Susanne Sommer und The Traveler Shawl. Der Sweater trägt sich gut.
#sosuknits #thetravelershawl

Snow day cast on! First project from my #make9in2025 is getting started today! 7 inches of snow is a lot for our area so we played outside and enjoyed it! I also baked bread today, I forgot how much I enjoyed making bread.

#snowdaycaston #lizziesweater #sosuknits #sweaterknittersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #playinginthesnow

Hier geht es weiter mit den UFO‘s aus dem letzten Jahr
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Der nächste Sommer kommt bestimmt 😉
Ich stricke das #everydayattitudetee
von #sosuknits aus Isager Bomulin.So ein leichtes Sommergarn 🥰
#isageryarn
#isagerbomulin
#knittersofberlin
#nevrrnotknitting

We`re starting off the new year with a new Maker Spotlight, our monthly series that celebrates the creativity and dedication of fellow makers who inspire us. This month we`re excited to introduce you to Susanne Sommers of SOSUknits, whose use of color and texture make her knitwear garments and accessories absolute showstoppers. We bet you can`t scroll past one of her vibrant photos!

❓️ Your knitwear designs are full of gorgeous textures and colors, and some have unusual construction methods. Where do you draw your inspiration from when you`re working on a new design? What aspects of the design do you start with first?

"I’m a maker. I love the act of creating something, of dreaming it up and making it a reality. And I think my inspiration comes from the act of making itself. The inspiration comes either from a yarn I want to make something with, a particular project I want to make, or a fun or unusual way of making something. I used to just cast on and see where the journey took me, but I’ve learned to sketch, swatch, and plan a project. But sometimes, I still just let inspiration take me where it may.

And luckily, yarn is incredibly forgiving when the first (or second or third) try does not quite work out.

What this looks like is that I sometimes start with the yarn, either because I just fell in love with it or because it’s a collaboration with a dyer. I’ll then play around with it, which sounds more fun than swatching, but really, I just swatch until I find the perfect fit for the yarn, and it tells me what it wants to be.

Or I have an idea for a fun construction, want to use a technique or stitch pattern, or there is a cardigan-sized hole in my wardrobe that needs to be filled. In that case, I either have a yarn in mind that could work, or I get to hunt and gather the perfect match for my idea. So, my inspiration comes from the yarn itself and the act of knitting. I usually have the best ideas for a new design while knitting on something else."

Susanne`s designs pictured:
🧶 Ginny Bandana Cowl [slide 1]
🧶 Travel Mode [slide 4]
🧶 Cloudwatching [slide 5]

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