Here's a little bit about me..
Most days, you’ll find me in my sunny studio, Siamese cat by my side, surrounded by colourful yarn.
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My hands are usually busy knitting or sketching new ideas, and my sketchbook is always bursting with toy and doll characters just waiting to come to life in yarn.
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I love creating dolls and toys that celebrate the seasons and the special moments in life—Christmas and Easter, new babies, or just a snuggly day with a tired toddler.
In short, I’m a knitting designer, a pattern writer, a chocolate lover, a sun-seeker, and a devoted companion to my yarn and my cat.
and here's a little more....
My first memory of knitting is with my mum when I was about four. She had endless patience, starting each row for me as I tried to make a scarf for my teddy with short pink plastic needles. (I don’t think it ever got finished!)
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I didn’t properly learn to knit until my late twenties, when I was at home expecting my daughter (she’s all grown up now). With some health problems keeping me still, knitting was the perfect way to pass the time. I learned from magazines and books—my first project was a Jean Greenhowe clown. I never made clothes for my baby girl, though, because we were lucky to receive so many beautiful hand-knitted gifts from family and friends.
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I always said I wouldn’t be a true knitter until I could knit and read at the same time, just like my mum, whose needles would click away while she read a magazine. That seemed like magic to me!
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When my daughter was little, I taught her to knit, too, but there were a few years when life was busy and knitting took a back seat. It wasn’t until she was a teenager that I rediscovered my love of yarn, this time through knit-and-felt projects. I had so much fun making felted bags, moving quickly from following patterns to designing my own collection.
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For a while, I sold my bags at art and craft fairs, and eventually realised that other knitters might like to make them too—that’s how my pattern designing began. Since then, I’ve learned that I’m happiest when I’m designing playful, seasonal projects—things that make me smile and hopefully bring a little joy to others.
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Designing is both a challenge and a joy for me. It keeps my creativity flowing, gives me a reason to visit knitting shows and libraries, and lets me spend whole afternoons gazing out the window, lost in thought.
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I truly love knitting—whether I’m soaking up the sun, curled up in a cosy chair, or letting the hours slip by with my cat on my lap and needles in my hands. Sometimes knitting feels almost like meditation; sometimes it’s the perfect companion to a good book (thanks for the inspiration, Mum!).
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One of the best things about working from home is the relaxed pace—if the sun’s shining, I’ll knit in the garden, take breaks to potter in the borders, or weed the vegetable patch. Most evenings, you’ll find me with my Siamese cat and my knitting. And, like many knitters, I do some of my best “work” while washing up, letting new ideas simmer away in the background.