One of my friends told me about Knitty and that you were accepting independent designers’ submissions. When I saw you were asking for designs inspired by one of Knitty’s patterns to celebrate Knitty’s 15th Anniversary, I liked the idea because many of my designs are inspired by something, for example, nature or fine jewelry pieces. The problem was that I have just discovered Knitty and didn’t have the time to get acquainted with it well enough.

After having a look at the designs you were showing in the Submission Calls page, I fell in love with many of them and Xandy Peters’ Ribbon Candy scarf was my favorite one. I was absolutely charmed by this joyful and funny design, by its bright colours, its artistic inspiration, its ornament that reminded me ancient Greek decor motifs. Ελλάδα (Ellada) is the ancient name for Greece and what the Greek people call their country. That’s why I decided to call this cowl “Funny Ellada”. As soon as I saw Xandy’s scarf I knew what to do. The idea was born. It took me some time and as it’s usually the case, I met some difficulties, made some changes but finally I’m ready to present it to you.

The technique is completely different, the ornament’s shape is slightly different too. I decided to knit a kind of a cowl instead of a scarf, but it’s thanks to Xandy and Knitty that it exists.