Sylvia Watts-Cherry is a knitwear designer and teacher who is probably best known for her colourful intarsia designs. I love listening to other people talk about knitting, and was really drawn to Sylvia’s description of her Paragon sweater design as being a ‘happy knit’ and the idea that intarsia feels therapeutic for her as she doesn’t have time to think….something I relate to!

I also loved hearing Sylvia speak about a different way in which knitting has been therapeutic for her, in allowing her a way of exploring and connecting to her African heritage, by taking inspiration from African jewellery and artefacts for her knitwear designs.

Sylvia Watts-Cherry

Instagram: @withcherriesontoptoo

Ravelry: Sylvia Watts-Cherry

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