Louise Knits

Hi. My name is Caroline and my business is called Pelangi Design. Pelangi means “rainbow” in the Indonesian language……………. I grew up in a small Pennsylvania town surrounded by the Amish, renowned for their hand sewn patchwork quilts. After visiting Europe at the age of 13, the amazing variety of cultures made such a lasting impression upon me that travel became an obsession. In 1985 a friend suggested I visit Indonesia before meeting him for an extended bicycling trip in New Zealand and Australia. I spent 2 months traveling by bicycle across the islands of Java and Bali. In November 1986 I returned to Bali and met, by chance, a local entrepreneur (from Sumatra) who talked me into staying in Bali with him to begin a new life together. We married a few years later and Bali became my home. This island is such a creative and inspirational place for artists. I fell in love with the textiles of Indonesia particularly batik. Using my Graphic Design/Art skills from college, a basic knowled...

Now if you want to check out a REALLY talented knitter..look no further!! I'm Joy Gerhardt, alias Joyuna . I've been knitting and spinning for some time now, but only in the past few months have I taken up designing. I love design as a creative outlet, and a way to put something new out into the world. I love knitting, and I spend a lot of time trying to discover or "unvent" techniques that will make knitting easier or more interesting. I'm a big fan of seamless and flowing designs. I love handknit items, because they are fully customizable in a way that off-the-rack clothing is not - you can change the look and the feel of the fabric, the color, the size, and make it exactly the way you want it. If you don't like something, you can just change it. Several of my designs have sprung from looking for an item that doesn't exist in shops, so I made it myself. I get my inspiration from all sorts of places - Victorian buildings, wild...