I have been a self taught knitter since 2005 and a knitting teacher since 2006. In technology terms, that was eons ago! YouTube was a clunky unreliable resource in aiding my knitting journey and very few yarn stores had websites, let alone selling instant access knitting patterns. I relied upon knitting magazines and books (my jobbing actor in London budget usually only extended to pattern books from charity shops) to practice and hone my knitting skills but now , now there i

Somehow or another I became aware of an incredible cardigan being worn by Timothée Chalamet on the Venice Film Festival red carpet. It looked at least partially crocheted but certainly made of yarn. Don’t ask me the film he was promoting, I have no idea. I just know he wore a gorgeous cardigan, stylishly adorned with a gem brooch, paired with a t-shirt and camo shorts - I was obsessed and started chasing his cardigan across the internet in an attempt to find out who made it.