Rowan Member Feature W
e wanted to catch up with Rowan fan Tatjana Kurevic
to talk about what inspires her, when we saw her beautiful adaptation of the Lidiya pattern from Magazine 48 on Facebook. “Perhaps my profession is far away from knitting and creative handwork, but it is my way to relax and express myself. It is a way to let all negative thoughts out of my mind and to make something nice, and unique. It isn’t important who is going to wear my project, or whether I am going to give it as a present, I feel good when I do it.
My grandmother showed me how to knit and crochet when I was young and my first project was a colourful coat when I was 15. Ever since, I have knitted and crocheted. The east part of Croatia, named Slavonija, is well- known as a region with beautiful handwork (knitting, crochet, needlework…).
The first time I heard about Rowan was in Zagreb, where I visited my friend Sanja Marcetic. She collects Rowan magazines and books and adores to knit. However, I fell in love with Rowan’s projects, photos, yarns and got a few Rowan magazines from my friends who live in London.
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hen I find something interesting, I download free patterns from Rowan’s site and visit Rowan’s facebook page. Rowan 48 is my favourite, I adore all the
designs from it, most of all Lidiya, Anastasya and Valentina. Rowan patterns are beautiful, colourful and not so easy to make, a real challenge for me. My sweater is a little bit different because this is my way to do things, get an idea and do it on my own. This one is finished but I am knitting another one right now, inspired by Rowan’s Anastasya. I would like to make something from Rowan 44, I adore all projects from it – Boticelli, Titian, all of them, but I do not have that magazine yet.”
Don’t forget to upload your inspirational knitting images to our Facebook page – Rowan Brand Manager Kate Buller was so impressed by Tatjana’s work she sent her a £50 yarn hamper!
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