This is Rebecca, a college student who helped us here at Bloomin Yarns during her recent holiday break. One of Rebecca's jobs was to interview our staff and write a blog post on each person. Check back over the next few weeks for more of her interviews and enjoy getting to know all the lovely girls who work here! Thanks, Rebecca! It was great having you here!
Janice
Janice with her Lane Splitter Skirt
Janice began working at Bloomin Yarns to have a job close to her home in Bethel Park, but also- more exactly- to work in a place where she could stay close to her love of knitting. She has now been here for four years. “Michelle and all of the girls, of course, make it a special warm place, as well as all of the beautiful yarns.”
Some of her favorite yarn brands include The Fibre Company, Madeline Tosh, and Rowan. She prefers knitting DK and worsted weight yarn, and she especially likes natural fibers.
When asked if she has a favorite project or pattern, she replied, “I’m liking cables right now.
I mostly knit sweaters, some accessories… My first sweater was white, very eighties, off the shoulder, you know (laughs).”
That first sweater was completed with the help of her grandmother, who also knitted and crocheted. Janice learned to knit from a class at a local yarn shop in Iowa, circa 1987.
Since then, she has continued to explore knitting as well as other areas of fiber arts.
She has been spinning for 8 years, commenting that “the hard part is finding time to do it, but it’s relaxing and I do enjoy it.”
She also does needle and wet felting, and as of late, has been obsessed with acorns.
One of her felting projects includes a series of wet felted acorn bodies attached to tops that she collected from nature.
Janice’s creativity and easygoing personality make her easy to talk to when knitters have questions about anything from pattern to color choice. As she described her co-workers, Janice, too, makes Bloomin Yarns a warm and special place.
Finished Projects: Heights Vest, Brigid Jacket, and Swirl Sweater
Her current project, the Rocky Coast Cardigan
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