By day I work as a criminal barrister, and I find knitting, and even more so designing, is the perfect way to relax after a stressful day in court.

A lot of my inspiration comes from the natural world - I love gardening, growing things, making preserves, and travelling around Britain and the rest of the world. A lot of my patterns are inspired by what I find in my garden, farmers’ market or on holiday!

You can get an idea of what’s inspiring me now on my Pinterest boards - and you can follow me on Twitter - my username is hanwellknitter.

I also have a Ravelry group.

Six of my patterns are available to download in exchange for a donation of your choice - Southfields Sweater, Endless Summer, Beowulf, Martini Cowl, Bob’s Beanie & Cat Walk Shawl.

I have a number of free patterns to give you a taster of my designs, and am in the process of getting these tested - if it has not been tested it will be clear from the pattern page. If you find mistakes or problems, please let me know so I can correct the pattern. The best way of saying thank you if you like a free pattern is to post your project with pictures!

Please do not reproduce these patterns without permission. (But pin them to Pinterest as much as you like!)
Please do not sell items made from the patterns without my permission (with one exception - Dorothy bag - which you are welcome to use for craft fairs or charity stalls on a small-scale basis).

I also offer tech editing - please pm me for more info. You can see patterns I have tech edited in this bundle.

As part of the Giftalong 2014, I was interviewed for Desert Rose Knits’ blog