Hilda's story
A pattern book, a stone house and a lifetime of knitting
How a girl from Yorkshire learned to knit at her mother's side — and why every jumper still starts in that same old book.
Mum and me, around 1990
Where it began
Winter evenings at my mother's side
I grew up in Yorkshire, and some of my happiest memories are of winter evenings beside my mother, our needles clicking away by the fire. She taught me everything: how to cast on neatly, how to read a chart, and above all how a jumper should really fit, so it keeps you warm without ever feeling heavy.
My very first jumper was far from perfect, but she wore it proudly anyway. That was my mother all over.
The pattern book
Every design, written down by hand
My mother wrote every design down in a worn leather pattern book with a strap around it: hand-drawn charts, measurements in faded ink, little notes in the margins and even a knitted swatch pinned to one of the pages.
When she passed away, that book came to me. It lies open on my counter every day, and every jumper and cardigan in my shop still begins on one of its pages.
The atelier
A small boutique beside our stone house
Today I knit in a small atelier attached to our stone house in the Yorkshire Dales. I knit all year round, a few pieces at a time, so I only ever keep a small stock. The boutique itself opens just three months a year, during the cold months.
It started with jumpers for friends and family. They told their friends, and those friends came back for more. Now, for the first time, I can send my knitwear to you, wherever you are in the UK.
With love, Hilda x
My promise to you
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Designed by Hilda
Every design comes from my mother's pattern book.
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Free UK delivery
Tracked, wrapped in brown paper and twine.
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30-day money back
Not quite right? Send it back within 30 days.
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Here to help
Questions about fit or colour? Just write to me.