It was such a pleasure to meet Karie and speak to her about how she learned to knit and dressmake out of necessity as a very young child in rural Denmark. Then many years later, knitting helped her to recover from a serious illness and returning to it eventually lead to her career as a knitwear designer, teacher and writer. I loved hearing about the importance of storytelling in Karie's designs, and particularly the way she talks about knitting as agency. Karie mentions her Doggerland collection Karie Westermann kariebookish.net Instagram: @kariebookish Mia Hobbs therapeuticknitting.org Instagram: @knittingistherapeutic If you are interested in the Creative Restoration retreat for GPs on 1st October please visit Creative Restoration to find out more information and to book your space.