Marie is a highly accomplished, independent knitwear designer, celebrated for her distinct handknitting and crochet patterns. She launched her own design company in 2013 while still serving as Head Designer for Rowan.

In 2014, Marie suffered a heart attack, which brought her time at Rowan to an end. During her recovery, and with Rowan’s support, she focused on building her own brand, self-publishing beautiful pattern books that showcased her signature designs using Rowan yarns.

Today, Marie works entirely independently. She produces her own exclusive yarns, British Breeds and British Breeds Aran, and publishes her own pattern collections and kits.

Marie lives in an old farmhouse, halfway up a hillside in glorious Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. She is happily married and the proud owner of two wonderful German Pointers, Nelly and Flora.