Me
I have been knitting for as long as I can remember — I love the process of designing the next piece, choosing the yarn, knitting it (my mindfulness hour of the day..) and finally wearing the finished piece (or giving it away to a dear friend).
Born in Germany, I came to Scotland for a geological mapping project 25 years ago. During these two months on the Isle of Mull on the west coast, I fell in love with Scotland and everything related to it - so I decided to stay.
AS a geologist/geochemist, I spent many years working in a (often quite stressful) scientific job. Being out and about in nature, wandering through Scotland’s magnificent landscapes, you cannot help but be fascinated and amazed about the ever-changing colours. I was trying to find yarn that represents these colours, but couldn’t find anything: either the colours were right, but the yarn was quite rough and scratchy or the yarn was nice and soft, but the colours not quite what I was looking for. So I thought, why not dye some yarn myself? A friend showed me the basics and I was hooked….I could do this, still using my scientific skills, but at the same time exploring my creative side as well. I needed a change, so I decided to be brave, leave science behind and give it a go — and I haven’t looked back since...