Casting the Net Wide
My first two collections were full of ideas, with lots of yarns and lots of styles. Four collections on, I'm looking back at what that taught me: finding my own...
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The Art of Imperfection | Cotswold Knit
On grandmother's gardens, years designing for Missoni and Alexander McQueen, and why none of Anna Wheeler's patterns are built to repeat.
Heritage, With a Twist - A Journey to The New Collection
Heritage, with a Twist is the new Cotswold Knit collection, two years in the making. Anna Wheeler on the pattern she stepped back from, the rule she finally broke, and...
Learning to Wait | Cotswold Knit
There is a small, circular machine in the corner of my studio that most people never ask about. This is the story of what it has taught me about patience,...
My Starting Point | Cotswold Knit
Every piece I design starts outside, in the gardens I return to through the seasons. This is the story of how a shape noticed in a border becomes a colourway...
The Case for Lambswool Accessories | Cotswold Knit
On why lambswool outlasts every other fibre I use, and how pieces like the Foxcote and the Blockley earn their place through years of daily wear.
The Art of Imperfection | Cotswold Knit
On grandmother's gardens, years designing for Missoni and Alexander McQueen, and why none of Anna Wheeler's patterns are built to repeat.