I was taught to knit by my Cornish grandmother when very young and kept myself in clothes through school by knitting arans for friends! When ill health forced me to stop teaching, I did what my forebears would have done - I turned to knitting again, and now I design and knit both in the local North Ronaldsay yarn and others, such as ColourMart cashmere, and Jamieson and Smith’s Shetland wool. I specialise in designs bringing traditional patterns to a new audience.