Meet Fiona Alice
BASED IN Helsinki, designer Fiona Alice first came to the attention of knitters around the world thanks to her patterns for Pom Pom Quarterly and Laine magazines, collections including Take Heart, and her collaborations with yarn shop Loop and yarn brands including The Fibre Co., Hinterland and Toft. We chatted with Fiona about how she established herself as an independent designer, where she finds design inspiration, and the yarns she loves to work with.
When did you learn to knit, and who taught you?
“I was probably around seven or eight years old when I first learned how to knit. My mother, Wendy Alice, is responsible for introducing me to most textile crafts at an early age. She learned from her grandmother, who was named Alice. Many knitters don’t realize that Alice is not my last name, but instead my middle name. When deciding on a ‘brand name’, I felt it was important to incorporate Alice into it. It’s a way of keeping the memory of my great-grandmother Alice alive. She was an incredibly resourceful through making, to provide for her family during a time when
