Meet Clare from Sister Mountain

Clare Mountain-Manipon is the owner and creator of Sister Mountain, a website devoted to teaching knitters how to design, and sell their patterns in multiple sizes. Her blog is full of invaluable information. You can find her here - https://www.sistermountain.com She also has a YouTube channel which you can find here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2EkvniZaIVa7cnDjw3Pw Time stamps for 1-15-2022 0:00—introduction, Clare tells us about herself 3:13—Clare tells us about studying knitting/fashion design in college 7:57—how Clare’s training could lead her in many possible directions 9:28—what came between the swatch studio and Clare’s blog 12:17—what led Clare to handknitting? 16:56—Clare tells us about courses she offers 19:07—how does Clare conduct her courses? 23:59—are the courses self-paced or on a set schedule? 25:45—Suzanne talks about how her Boot Camp courses can prepare someone for Clare’s courses 29:11—Clare shows us some of her designs, starting with the sweater she is wearing 30:05—a hat that was Clare’s first design 30:44—miniature sweaters in various styles 31:57—two sweaters with interesting textures on them 35:48—Clare’s first published design and another sweater with interesting edgings/trims 41:35—how to sign up for Clare’s blog 43:54—is the class time based on the UK time zone? 46:45—how much do you need to change a basic shape to call it your own design? 51:51—the “Trust Me Sweater”, with some fun and technical details 53:26—a pair of socks, with a stor