Margaret is in her late seventies, happily married and grandmother to no less than eight grandchildren! She lives by the motto 'if you can't say something nice about someone, then don't say anything at all' (although we reckon she's always got something nice to say!)

Margaret started knitting during the Second World War and her biggest claim to fame is knitting for Grannies, Inc. (ahhhh, what a sweetie!). We think the fact she still enjoys skiing at nearly 80 years of age is a pretty big achievement!

Josephine is in her sixties and lives with her husband in Stoke-on-Trent. She is also the proud granny to one grandson.

With over fifty years experience creating knitwear she is quite the hobbyist, enjoying various other handicrafts including cross-stitch, sewing and card making.

Josephine's biggest claim to fame is that she's chatted to ex-England cricketer Andrew Flintoff in a local restaurant. Howzat!

Holly lives in the Oxfordshire countryside and has four children and two grandkids. She is also frantically knitting booties for a third grandchild due in the New Year. She started knitting as a child during the Second World War when she helped sew blankets for the war effort made from unravelled old jumpers. What a trooper!

An active granny, Holly still enjoys sailing (mainly around the Scottish Isles) and gardening. We expect she needs all that energy to keep up with her growing family!

Ceri is one of the originals. She's been a member of Grannies, Inc. since the very start and some of you may have even met her on our stand at the Ski and Snowboard Show or at our pop-up catwalks. She lives in Wales with all the sheep and is step-grandmother to three boys and 1 girl and step-great-grandmother to 1 more. How does she manage?!

She loves knitting all kinds of things from dog baskets to coasters and is most proud of the beanie she made for herself purely using scraps of wool from knitting for Grannies, Inc. Other than knitting she's a demon bridge players and is partial to a drop of dark rum from time to time. Best not try both at the same time Ceri, you might miss a trick!

Eileen lives up in Chester with her husband and has a grown up son but no grandchildren as yet.

Eileen is proud to have knitted jumpers for none other than the great Noel Edmonds (back in his Swap Shop days) and also enjoys sewing and embroidery, ensuring each of her creations is true one-off.

Eileen absolutely hates coconut - the taste, texture, smell, the whole lot. Keep the macaroons well away from this lady.

Patsy lives in Basingstoke with her husband of 44 years. She loves knitting beanies, scarves and baby clothes in particular, which is handy as she has four grandchildren to keep warm!

She is proud to be a hip and young-at-heart granny and believes you should live every day to the full as you never know what might be happen. Good advice, except for fortune tellers perhaps?

Patsy hates two things in life - tattoos and walnuts (don't even mention tattoos of walnuts!)

Sarah lives in York and although she's not strictly a granny, she is a great aunt and so we decided to let it slide as she is a fab knitter.

The best advice she's ever been given is 'don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow'. We think she may have that the wrong way round, but it's good advice all the same!

Although she's already met actor Christopher Timothy (aka James Herriott in All Creatures Great and Small), Sarah lives in hope that Johnny Depp will discover Grannies, Inc. and improve her celebrity credentials. We're with you on that one Sarah!

Paulette lives with her partner in Leigh, near Manchester, and is a doting granny to six grandkids (five boys and one girl), with a seventh on the way!

As a Manchester lass, Paulette is a proud Corrie fan and strongly believes you're never too old to learn and never too young to start learning. And she really means it - she is currently passing down her knitting wisdom to her four year old granddaughter (in between creating one-off designs for Grannies, Inc. customers!).

Jean is in her early seventies, married and proud grandmother to no less than five grandchildren. Wowzers!

She has been knitting for over 60 years (not continuously!) after being taught by her mum. When she's not busy knitting for us, she can usually be found trying to avoid the housework (her pet hate) at the local bingo hall.

Denise lives in Norfolk with her husband of 35 years and is mother to three boys and grandmother to four lively grandchildren. Denise lives by the mantra that 'two wrongs don't make a right', which bodes well for the quality of her knitting!

She has been knitting for nearly 40 years after learning the craft from her mum, and even includes famous knitwear designer Patricia Roberts as one of her previous employers. When she's not knitting, Denise can be found guessing the valuations of antiques on Bargain Hunt (well, any kind of antiques programme to be honest) or making her own greetings cards - watch out Hallmark!

Moi lives by the seaside in Cornwall with her husband of forty years. She has a mighty eight grandsons from her three children, making for a riotous family get together! Living by the sea, she is fortunate to be able to indulge in sailing and long walks on the beach (when the weather permits) and baking bread when the elements confine her to the house.

Her knitting career started at the age of eight with a jumper full of holes, although she has perfected her technique over the years and is now an accomplished knitter. We are not sure how but she has recently completed 4 woolly crabs!

Helen lives in Norfolk with her husband in Norfolk and is mum to 4 children. She has loved knitting ever since her mum taught her at the age of 10 and she most likes knitting small things that she can finish quickly (like beanies).

Helen confesses that she is a bit of a grease monkey and loves to avoid doing the housework by spending her spare time working on Kit Cars (yes, you know, fibreglass bodied cars that give the mechanics from older production cars a new lease of life). Broom broom! No wonder her favourite tv program is Ice Road Truckers! She has a refreshingly positive outlook on life, living by the moto 'live for today, tomorrow may never come'.

(Mari)Lyn lives down in South Devon with her husband of 46 years, Vic. She is proud mother to 2 daughters and 1 son, grandmother to 4 and step grandmother to 2. Phew-eee!

She loves the combination of relaxation and creativity that knitting brings her whilst creating useful pieces of clothing and has most recently been knitting baby clothes for the little ones in her life.

Lyn will be found glued to the TV during Strictly Come Dancing, avoiding the stove and hoping someone else might do the cooking. She has a big, big heart and considers the best advice she has ever received is to 'tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity'. Ahhhhh...

Nita-Rose Photography

We've been lucky enough to work with the super talented Anna from Nita-Rose Photography on all the website and look book photos. Her relentless hard work and outstanding eye for a shot has been the foundation of the artwork on this website and we are proud to have her as our official Grannies, Inc. photographer.

Katie Mowat, Founder

Katie has an obvious passion for knitwear. She has drawers and drawers full of different knitted accessories in all the colours of the rainbow. She absolutely loves skiing and is always keen to make a statement on the slopes, which ultimately led to her obsession for beanies. After learning to knit during a university year abroad in California there was no stopping her, she could now create her own designs and be confident that they were true one-offs. And so the obsession spread...

Born as a 'design your own' company, Grannies, Inc. has grown from strength to strength and Katie has now branched her knitwear designs out to a whole range of different accessories to suit every taste.