A year ago, I was in hospital. I spent two and a half months there. In a psych hospital, Sundays can get really boring - so one day a patient called Jess and I decided to learn arm-knitting. My first knit was an awful green and brown thing in thin wool that looked like a camo net, but I was completely hooked. I started ordering Cygnet Yarns' Seriously Chunky yarn to the hospital, and the rest is history.

I had to drop out of my masters program because of my hospital stay, and I came out with a bad back which prevented me from working at all for a long time. Desperate for a job, I decided that I was going to sell at a Christmas fair, I threw myself into building the business in time, and Chewy Knits was born!

Now my flat is covered in wool, and I couldn't be happier knitting, photographing, and sharing with you. I knit for everyone, and if you can't find something you like, I knit custom orders too. They're soft, comfortable, chunky and durable (I still wear the first scarf I ever knitted!) and my aim is just to keep going. Cygnet Yarns has 51 colours available on their website, and any of those colours could one day become your new chunky pal. Isn't that exciting?

This has been a long, hard road for me, and I'm really proud to have you here. Thank you for your support!

Lots of love,

Chewy