We are Frances and Alison. We began working together at Rowan’s first global Flagship store; Rowan at OSPREY HOME in St Albans. When the store closed, we decided to continue the workshops that we and our customers love.

We have a holistic approach to our workshops, sharing our skills and knowledge in a friendly and relaxing environment. It is our aim to support and encourage everyone that wishes to enjoy and improve their knitting. Our classes are well staffed and small enough to ensure everybody increases their knowledge and improves their skills, whilst making new friends.

Alison has worked as a costumier since 2003, working for various production companies and theatre performances in the West End and around the world. After seeking a change of career in 2019 and chancing upon the opportunity of knit for a living (who knew?!) she draws upon her passion for costume to explore shape and fit. A life long knitter, creating cables and textures is also high in favourites list, and when she puts down the needles you will find her tending the grapevines and vegetable patch at her allotment.

Frances has been a passionate knitter since being taught to knit by her grandmother as a child. She was knitting secretly as a teenager, knitting big mohair jumpers in the 1980’s, knitting on the train to work (and buying beautiful wool in Holburn at lunchtime!), knitting in the spectator’s gallery at many swimming pools while her children trained or competed. Now they are grown up Frances continues to knit at every opportunity. In the knitting world Frances enjoys Intarsia and Fairisle knitting, solving knitting pattern challenges and discovering new techniques. A prolific knitter, she always has many projects on the go but if she isn’t knitting you will find Frances in her garden.