Meet the Staff: Becky O...AKA Becky S. #2!

If you're wondering, this Becky used to be called "Becky O." so we could avoid confusion. Well, don't you know she went off and got married and now she is Becky S., too! We won't hold it against her. I think we've resorted to "Tall Becky" and "Little Becky" or something like that, but I'm not quite sure!

Becky's mother cast on for her one day. The phone rang, so Becky looked at the pictures in a "Learn to Knit" booklet and figured out the rest! She was about 7 or 8 years old. Becky has lived in Omaha nearly all her life, since the 3rd grade. She applied for a teaching job at String of Purls before they opened.

What are Becky's favorites? She loves the variety and "being able to create a thing of beauty out of sticks and string." Her favorite yarn is wool, because it is so forgiving. As for patterns, Becky likes anything by Norah Gaughn, Just One More Row, or Cabin Fever. She also likes anything done in Fair Isle or Norwegian color patterns. She says she would like to see more patterns that are truly wearable and more flattering. Becky currently teaches a class on the Heartbeat Tee which is one such design. She also designs patterns. She was inspired to start designing by Meg Swansen at a knitting camp.

Becky admits the worst mistake she ever made was on a pair of off-set sleeves in Fair Isle. She had to ladder down and back up on both sides in color pattern 13 stitches wide for 11 inches!!! I'd say that qualifies as a nightmare! Becky also says this was the best project she ever completed. She called it Nebraska Sunsets.

"Guilt-Level of Stash Size" (10 being the highest): 1! Either she has a very small stash or she has accepted that lots of stashed yarn is OK!