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Knits . . .
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Knitting is pretty easy because there are few basic
stitches knit, pearl and yarnover, Warner said.
"It's the combinations that make the different
stitch patterns."
Warner has special perceptual skills which allow
her to look at yarn and determine how it will drape
and what effect it will achieve, Hillestad said. She
does innovative things with her sweaters and makes
them special so they stand out, he said.
"They're really art pieces," he said.
A sweater is considered artwork depending on
what she has done with it, Warner said. Occasion
ally, she said, one will rise above the rest such as her
cocoon sweater or tree coat.
"I think knitting can be just as creative as you
want it to be, she said.
Last year, Warner put her creative juices to work
in designing a unique hunting jacket adorned with
pheasant feathers, fur on the shoulders and to top it
off, shell casings for the buttons.
Warner also custom makes sweaters and sells
them. She said she has sold several through Joffe's in
the Atrium. Since sweater designing has a "special
ized market," she said, she does her business by
word of mouth. So far this year, she has sold eight
sweaters, she said.
But some sweaters Warner wont part with. For
example, if the yarn used in the sweater is no longer
available, she will keep the sweater, she said.
The price for a "one of a kind" sweater depends
upon the time and material put into the item.
Because each one of her sweaters is unique, she said,
sweaters are a way to set yourself apart from the
crowd.
In the future, Warner may open a sweater design
business. Although the market is not in Lincoln, she
said, she will probably stay here.
"I think you can design anywhere," she said.
Because she never throws away any scraps of
yarn, she said, a sweater is like a quilt, where you
have certain memories tied to the different ele
ments of the quilt or sweater.
"It's hard work, but it's what I want to do and I
love it," she said.
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