ABOUT

My love of colour and texture never fades.  You will most likely find me with a pair of knitting needles, or a crochet hook, looping away happily! 

In 2009 I started selling hand knit patterns of my designs and currently have four separate collections.

Rocket Clothing London, Little Pickle Knits, Pure Hand Knits & Jessica Rose Hand Knits. 

My patterns have very descriptive row-by-row instructions, with all the calculations worked out for you to help you to sit back, relax and enjoy your down-time.  I hope my patterns inspire your creativity... and calm your mind :) 

My love of arts and crafts began as a child when my mother set up a craft club for myself and two friends. I was totally captivated and the seed was planted!  My mother also taught me to knit. I am thankful she had so much patience, as I dropped my stitches more often than I knitted them for quite a while. 

I spent 6 amazing years at art school. The first two years on an arts foundation course, experimenting with many arts and crafts, and the final four years on a textile degree course in Brighton (England) studying knitwear design. Inspiring tutors, exciting projects and great friends were made during this time!  I left art school with a BA Hons. Degree in Fashion and Textiles. 

I worked as a freelance knitwear designer in London design studios for the first 15 years of my career. I designed menswear, womenswear and childrenswear for designer labels, high street stores, and colour & fashion forecasting studios. My design work was knitted on a variety of knitting machines and manufactured in factories in the UK and the Far East. Great times with some fab design teams!

I set up my first hand knit label, Rocket Clothing London back in 1995. This collection of classic baby knits was hand knitted by a team of very talented outworkers in the UK, and stocked in adorable children's boutiques and gift stores across the UK, Europe, and the US.  I do remember it was a very exciting day when Harrods Knightsbridge agreed to sell my knits.  I also had lots of fun selling the collection at arts markets and craft fairs across the UK.  I feel so lucky to have met so many wonderful and interesting people along the way.  

Since 2009 I have concentrated on building my hand knit pattern business and making the home-craft industry aware of my work.  In 2015 Rowan Yarns asked me to design a collection of baby knits for them. One collection grew into two books, and in 2016 my Rowan baby book 'Cherish' and my Rowan little girls book 'Blossom' were both published.