“I’M RANTI AND I AM A NIGERIAN KNITWEAR DESIGNER, FIBRE ARTIST AND ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE BASED IN LONDON. I BEGAN KNITTING AT THE LATTER END OF 2020 AND IN 2023 OPENED MY BRAND, RANTI STUDIO TO CONTINUE EXPLORING MY LOVE OF CRAFT, TEXTILES AND KNITTING.”

“MERINO TENDS TO BE MUCH SOFTER THAN REGULAR WOOL, SO NATURALLY, I GRAVITATE TOWARDS USING IT. I MIXED THE ONE MERINO WITH TAKE CARE MOHAIR TO GIVE THE JUMPER A NICE FLUFFY TEXTURE AND TO DEFINE THE STRUCTURE OF THE STITCH PATTERN. MY EXPERIENCE WITH ONE MERINO WAS JUST AS COSY AS I HAD EXPECTED, AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH HOW QUICKLY IT KNITS UP!”