Helen Gipson

Helen Gipson
My nan had two major influences in my life. Firstly, she loved scrabble and passed that love on to me. Secondly, she taught me to knit. Since I have “retired” I now have a lot more time for both.
In my past life I was a computer programmer, and the skills from that are very transferable to pattern writing. Both involve writing well documented “code” in a logical manner that when “run” give the same result within the bounds of the input variables (yarn chosen/gauge). I started designing as I couldn’t find the patterns that were in my head. I design things that I like, that are interesting to make and I hope other people like them too. I have my own group for anyone who is interested in testing or just knitting my designs here.