Category Archives: Get to Know (Interview Series)

Get to Know: Designer & DIY Bride, Linda Permann!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by VickieHowell

When the Bernat team decided to spend the 2nd half of April celebrating brides and weddings I immediately thought of my friend, the amazingly talented crochet designer Linda Permann. Coincidentally, she had just married her long-time boyfriend in a ceremony … Continue reading →

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Crochet Month Designer Interview Series: Get to know Drew Emborsky!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bernatyarns

Drew’s the youngest of eight kids and come from a very crafty family. His daddy, the ex-marine WWII veteran was an amazing artist and crocheter. His mom crocheted too! Each of his siblings do crafty activities in some combination of … Continue reading →

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Crochet Month Designer Interview Series: Get to know Robyn Chachula!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bernatyarns

A structural engineer by trade, Robyn Chachula uses her knowledge of building design processes to create crochet projects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her latest crochet book and DVD Workshop, Blueprint Crochet Sweaters: Techniques for Custom Construction and Crochet Sweater Studio (Interweave), she used her … Continue reading →

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Crochet Month Designer Interview Series: Get to know Brenda K.B. Anderson!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bernatyarns

Brenda K. B. Anderson makes mascots during the day. She cooks, crochets, knits, and belly dances at night. Brenda lives in a little house in Minnesota with her ridiculously good-looking husband and their hairy baby, Mr. Kittypants. Brenda designs accessories, … Continue reading →

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Crochet Month Designer Interview Series: Get to know Brett Bara!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by bernatyarns

Brett Bara is an author, designer, blogger and television host specializing in modern crafts and the DIY lifestyle. She is the author of Sewing in a Straight Line (Potter Craft, 2011), host of the PBS television series Knit and Crochet … Continue reading →

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Crochet Month Designer Interview Series: Get to know Mary Beth Temple!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by bernatyarns

Mary Beth Temple is an author and knit and crochet designer who has contributed to magazines including Knit Simple, Vogue Knitting Crochet, Interweave Crochet, and Crochet Today. She’s also the owner and lead designer for the popular pattern line Hooked … Continue reading →

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Get to Know: Carla Scott, editor of Knit Simple

Posted on October 24, 2012 by VickieHowell

I met Carla Scott years before she was the Editor-in-Chief of Knit Simple Magazine (for whom I write the Stitch.Rock.Knit-along column). At the time, she was working on the former magazine, Knit.1 — which was also published by Soho Publishing … Continue reading →

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Get to Know: Red Scarf Project

Posted on September 27, 2012 by VickieHowell

A few years ago an author and fellow Austinite contacted me about contributing a knitted project to her upcoming craft book, which would focus on hand making items for worldwide causes. I immediately started researching charities that accepted yarn-y items, … Continue reading →

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Get to know: Care Wear Volunteers

Posted on September 9, 2012 by VickieHowell

Welcome to the first of an on-going series of interviews with designers, crafters and charitable organization leaders that I’ll be bringing you monthly, here on the Bernat Blog! As the recent founder of Purple Stitch Project, I personally am a … Continue reading →

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