8/29/2023 0 Comments Amish star afghan crochet patternIt’s an amazingly beautiful part of the UK. And I’m fascinated by geometry and the way shapes fit together. I’ve always been obsessed with colour and 13 years of being a hand dyer refined my understanding of colour. UC: Where do you generally find your creative inspiration?Īmanda: Colour, shape and the landscape around me. As I found crochet easy it seemed like the logical place to start. At the time I ran a hand-dyed yarn company and needed pattern support for my yarn. UC: What inspired you to start designing?Īmanda: I started designing in 2007. Underground Crafter (UC): How did you first learn to crochet and knit?Īmanda: My granny taught me to crochet at a very early age, I have always found crochet a lot easier than knitting and didn’t learn to knit until I taught myself at art college when I was 19. You can find Amanda online at her website, Amanda’s Crochet Blanket Adventures, as well as on Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Ravelry, and Twitter. You may remember Amanda as the author of Rainbow Crocheted Afghans: A Block-by-Block Guide to Creating 10 Colorful Blankets and Throws, which I recently reviewed here. Images are copyright Amanda Perkins and are used with permission. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase using these links. I’m sharing an interview with crochet designer, Amanda Perkins, along with a roundup of nine of my favorite colorful crochet blanket patterns from her collection.
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