HOW I DESIGN

I begin with a pen, paper, yarn and knitting needles
I begin with an idea: thoughts on a design that may become reality. I am inspired by nature, current fashion or simply thin air.
I begin with knowledge: the knowledge that I have gleamed from resource books written by other knitwear designers.
Others designers who have cared enough to offer me assistance -- ways and means of recording my design.
I begin with the wish that my efforts yield a design
I begin with the understanding that I may abandon my knitting needles and have nothing to show for the hours I have invested
I begin with knitting needles firmly in my hands and hope in my heart.

Leanne Dyck