Threads of Memory

Claudia Quintanilla designs from the place where memory and imagination meet. Some designs grow from moments she has lived. Others emerge from the beautiful illusions that memory creates, drawing from both life as it was and life as she might wish to remember it. Through knitting, Claudia holds close what has brought her joy and transforms difficult experiences into something tender, meaningful, and new.Claudia was among the first contemporary knitwear designers to explore knitting as a practice of memory. This collection brings together eighteen designs, each exploring a different approach to garment construction and a distinct knitting technique—from lace and cables to beading, embroidery, and Swiss darning. Written with the clarity Claudia’s knitters have come to expect, the patterns invite makers not only to create something meaningful, but also to discover new ways of constructing and embellishing a garment.Claudia’s patterns have been made by thousands of knitters through Ravelry and at her Toronto store, Eweknit, and she has been an invited guest at knitting events across Europe, North America, and South America.Primarily photographed in Lucerne, the city of light, this collection is shaped by two homes and by all that travels between them.