I’m often asked by fellow makers who design tiny, one-off knitted characters: where can I get a single shade dyed in a very small run — say a 10m batch — and how do I negotiate samples and lead...
When I started taking my knitted characters out of the living room and into...
I’ve travelled to more folk festivals than I can count, often with a pair of...
I once turned a local folk legend — a moonlit fisherwoman who could coax fish...
I’ve learnt the hard way that a beautiful knitted character can be ruined in...
When I began planning a little series of knitted characters for a summer market...
I run short, joyful workshops for children at village fêtes a lot — knitted...
I’ve sold knitted characters from a little stall at more folk festivals than I can count, and one thing I’ve learned is that what you pack can...
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I love turning old stories into small, knitted lives — the kind you can cup in your hands and send skittering across a tabletop stage. Adapting a...
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Hello — if you’ve ever watched a flock of festival-goers tighten their scarves against a wind-blown stage and wished you could bottle that tiny,...
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I love a village fête because it’s where making and merriment meet: bunting flutters, local bands play, and children dart between stalls with...
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I still remember the first fair where I nervously pinned a price tag to a tiny hand-knitted fox and wondered if anyone would pay more than the cost...
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When I first saw Hattie Rowan’s dolls at a summer market, I was struck by the way each tiny figure seemed to carry a whole life inside its knitted...
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I often think of knitted characters as tiny actors on a patchwork stage: their stitches are costumes, their stuffing is posture, and their maker is...
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