When I design a knitted character, the colour is often the first thing I fall in love with. A tiny blush on a cheek, a stripe that tells you a backstory, or a hat in a very particular mossy green can...
I’ve spent many summers walking festival fields with a notebook in one hand...
I once took a single Somerset folktale — a clever sheep that outwitted a...
I first started thinking about a weatherproof soundbox on a soggy Sunday at a...
I’ve sold knitted characters from a stall at dozens of weekend folk...
I like to think of a knitted character as a small ambassador: it carries...
I remember the first time a village storyteller told me a tale about a small,...
There’s a special rhythm to a multi-stage folk festival that I’ve come to know well: the beat of sets overlapping, the rise and fall of a crowd...
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I teach children folk stories through simple knitted puppets because nothing brings a tale to life quite like a small character you can hold and...
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I sell knitted characters and little festival-ready gifts from a small stall at outdoor folk gatherings across the UK, so packaging isn’t just a...
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When I set out to design a knitted character inspired by a particular region’s folk identity, I don’t start with a stitch pattern — I start...
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I love the moment when a tiny knitted being steps off my needles and into the world — and the first question I ask is not only "Who is this...
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I’ve organised my fair share of pop-ups that stitch together the steady rhythm of makers’ fingers with the lively pulse of musicians’ tunes....
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I first started sketching this project after a long rainy afternoon at a village fête where a Morris troupe warmed up under canvas canopies. The...
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There’s a particular hush in the hour before a yarn-bombing goes live — the kettle boils, the last wrist warmers go on, and a band of volunteers...
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I often think of my knitting as a small orchestra of hands: the steady up-and-down of the needles is a rhythm that likes a soundtrack. At festivals,...
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Festivals are cloth-eared to bad weather: one minute you’re under a warm sun, the next you’re sheltering from a drizzle while trying not to sit...
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