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Seri learned to knit as a child. She also sewed and crocheted, and over the years has experimented with
different techniques. In early 2006
Seri began teaching, and discovered she enjoys nothing more than to empower others to knit. Whether it is helping
someone with "two left hands" learn the basics or helping an experienced knitter master a new technique, Seri can help.
She also enjoys helping people overcome points in their knitting that seem problematic; she loves watching her clients'
knitting skills grow. She will find a way to present the information to adapt to her students' learning styles, giving explanations they can relate to and remember. Seri is a process knitter, and values the theory behind knitting, specifically how a series of stitches yield a given fabric. This makes it easier for her to teach cables and other elaborate designs. In her own knitting, Seri seldom follows a pattern. She is inspired by different designs, shapes and proportions of patterns, or the challenge of merging specific aspects of different patterns. For instance, she might use the collar of one pattern, with the design of another pattern, and the sleeve shape of a third pattern. She frequently modifies patterns: the gauge (because she is using a different yarn than that specified in the pattern), the size (because she wants a larger or smaller garment; for instance, she wants to use a design in a pattern for a child on an adult sweater), the design (because she wants to try a new design but she likes the shape of the garment in the pattern). The process of knitting has been described by Sally Melville as a process that involves some planning, a lot of knitting and a surprising amount of ripping (or un-knitting, as we sometimes call it). Seri likes this description because she sees knitting as a continuous experiment. And every ripping experience is an opportunity to learn something. She recently learned a method of ripping that allows capture of all the stitches before actually ripping out stitches. This technique only works in some situations (when you are ripping out more than one or two rows, in a simple pattern with yarn that allows identifying the stitches), but when it works it is very comfortable. |
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