Twinkle By Wenlan

After seeing the amazing hand knit sweaters that were shown at the Twinkle Fall 2009 show, I was inspired to start knitting.  However, not having a grandmother that knits, or someone to show me, I was in a bit of a pickle.  Knitting instruction books are way to expensive for my student budget and it’s almost impossible to find knitting lessons in New York.  Then I thought to myself, why not try a website where you can basically find any video on any subject, Youtube?  It was pure bliss from then on, and with a few simple stitches underneath my belt, I was ready to start.  There was one problem though.  I didn’t have any yarn!
Well, luckily, I work for a company that sells yarn, so that’s exactly what I spent my hard earned Twinkle dollars on.  After knitting a few small items for my friends out of the fun and easy to follow books, “Twinkle’s Big City Knits” and “Twinkle’s Town and Country Knits,” I realized that it was time to start making things for myself.  So, I gave myself a time period of a week to knit myself a sweater.  The books made it really easy to get creative with all of the knitting techniques and as I finished the “Nantucket sweater” from town and country, I decided to be a designer and do it my way.  I flipped the sweater upside down when I was finished knitting and added a bottom panel.  This gave the top of the sweater a really great cowl effect and when the sweater was flipped over the right way, the bottom panel turns into a beautiful collar for the ultimate warmth. Overall, the experience taught me a lot about knitting, and within a few short weeks, I made some really cool projects!

Josh wearing his sweater

Working at the Twinkle office, I have learned a lot about how great designs in one’s head comes to actualization to be worn by lovers of whimsical clothes, among many many other great things.  On top of the great experience we get here, there’s more!  People here all love to eat -don’t be surprised- everyone loves to share!  I love it when people bring in snackies.  We just munch-munch until it’s all gone.  What a nice way to take a break, surrounded by everyone’s gorgeous smiles!  Now, send us more snackies!  It would be even more awesome if it didn’t contain any animal products.  Being the only vegan person in the office, my self-control is tested on every weekly basis

By Hana

Hana by the desk

So… it’s only been one week so far interning at Twinkle and I must say the experience, atmosphere and the Twinkle crew is quite amazing!

Of course I felt so nervous the morning of my first day, but by the end I didn’t want to leave. Not only were everyone super helpful, but very welcoming and they definitely made it feel like home! So, on the first day my assignment was to create the “sample sale” poster and after a few tweaks and fixes on Photoshop I have to say with a deep breath “mission accomplished!”

And at the end of the day underneath the chaos, messy desks, and powerful inspiration boards Wenlan always successfully pulls together the feminine and whimsical clothing that is completely breathtaking. So, before I end my little entry I have to say I’m so lucky to learn from a true designer. Thanks for having me!!

By Lauren Orloff

Lauren at design table