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An alternative to snowballs and sparkles

27/11/2015

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photo copyright Claire Slade
If you're looking for Christmas tree decorations that are a little out of the ordinary you could try these Animal Balls by Claire Slade (VerilyV on Ravelry). With a robin, bear, penguin, hedgehog and sheep all included in the pattern, you could make a set of matching baubles or make the whole woodland for a fun animal-themed tree.

I wanted to know more about this different take on Christmas decorations, so I decided to ask their designer Claire about this design, and about her knitting designs in general. Here is what she said:


Me: The Animal Balls are great Christmas tree decorations with a difference. Where did the idea for them come from?

Claire: Animal balls happened because I wanted a woodland theme for my own Christmas tree last year, I wasn’t originally planning on releasing the pattern, but am glad my family persuaded me to.

Me: How did you start designing patterns?

Claire: I started designing because my then-three-year-old son requested a hat with trains on and I couldn’t find a pattern so I created my choo choo beanie.
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photo copyright Verily V
Me: Which is your favourite design so far, and why?

Claire: My favourite design so far is probably my midnight owls hat, I love colourwork and I’ve received so many nice comments from knitters who have made one.

Me: 
What type of item do you most like to design, and why?

Claire: What I like to design goes in phases, recently it has been hats, but at the moment it is lace shawls. What I love the most is texture and bright colours.

Me: 
What do you plan to design next?

Claire: I currently have a sketchpad full of colourwork sweater designs that I am hoping will come to fruition next year, I’m quite excited about these and I’m hoping to get started after Christmas.

 
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photo copyright Claire Slade
Thank you, Claire, for answering my questions. So some interesting new colourwork designs to look out for from Claire Slade in the New Year then, hopefully.
​Enjoy the rest of the Gift-A-Long!!
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