Tejiendo el horizonte

When and how did the idea of creating your social media and website to share your work come about?

11 years ago, I started a small blog called "Mis Pequeñas Cosas en la Ciudad" (My Little Things in the City), where I posted about my knitting projects and crafts. I remember making an urban garden and home decor with recycled materials, among many other things.

Slowly, my community started to grow, especially English speakers, which led to the name change to Knitting the Skyline. At that time, the blog format seemed very useful for reaching everyone and sharing my experiences.

Later, when I opened the yarn shop, I created the website where I could announce workshops and new materials I received. Brands started to show interest in my work, and everything gradually evolved to what it is today.

What do you like most about dedicating yourself to design?

Having an outlet for my creativity, being able to create garments and accessories that suit my style without having to resort to big brands to have a wardrobe I feel comfortable in.

Also, being able to balance my work life with my personal and family life. It's true that in the last two years, I've had to decline many collaborations with brands to spend more quality time with my little one, but that's a privilege my job allows me.

What inspires you when creating new products?

I always try to create designs of things I need or want to make. For example, if I want to make a sweater, I usually get inspiration from ones I already own that fit me well and that I feel comfortable in. I do a lot of research on stitches and finishes to then give it my own style.

Before each collection, I also create a Pinterest board where I save images I like, which can be of a recipe or a landscape. They are usually not related to knitting, and that helps me a lot in choosing the color palette or style that the collection will have.

What is your next challenge?

I have several. One of them is my YouTube channel, to really push this platform to show everything I know and the things I like about knitting. I'm also working on a personal project with another "colleague" that I think people will really like. It's a beautiful idea, and above all, we're doing it for fun and putting a lot of love into it.

And perhaps the most difficult challenge this year is going back to school. By mid-to-late year, I'm starting a higher-level degree, and sitting down to study again after 10 years means I have to rethink everything, and these changes are always scary, but I'm facing it with great enthusiasm.

An anecdote?

A few years ago, I had to go to Barcelona for work. I was giving several workshops, and as always when I go, I took the opportunity to see my brother, my sister-in-law, and my nieces and nephews. The day I was with them, we went early to a market in a beautiful little village. While we were looking at some things, a girl very kindly approached me because she recognized me and asked for a photo. We chatted, and when I finished, I went to meet my family again. My brother was completely wide-eyed and spent the whole way joking that he felt like he was with a soccer player. I remember that moment with great affection.