Guest blog post
Jules Hogan is a knitwear designer for people who like to make a quiet statement with gifts, fashion and home accessories.
Beautifully crafted with a subtle colour palette, the finest materials are used including lambs wool sourced from a family mill that has been spinning yarn in Scotland since 1766. "I have a commitment to quality and all of the collection is British made and most of the range is knitted and hand finished in my garden studio in Berkshire."
"My studio and creative haven is near to countryside and open fields. I am inspired by this landscape but also drawn to tradition, sea-views, striping and re-worked Fair Isle patterning, updating them with the use of colour."
With an attention to detail the fabric for many of the pieces is produced on a reconditioned knitting machine. It is then pressed, carefully washed to slightly felt, dried and pressed again to make each individual item, resulting in a premium hand finished product.
www.juleshogan.com
4 comments
What kind of hook is that in the first photograph? I don’t think I’ve seen that before.
Hello Adamandia, I believe that it is a latch needle – good for looping!
Hi, the hook being used is the same as I have on my antique sock knitting machine :)
It looks very like a knitting machine ‘needle’. You can buy them from any knitting machine stockist, but better still are the hook tools which have a handle; these are used to transfer stitches on a knitting machine.