Hi there,
I’m Maria …

… and I am the maker behind Wild Knits Glasgow. I moved to Glasgow almost 10 years ago and love it with all my heart. I’m a mum to my two year-old girl Emma and when she’s in nursery I design my own knitwear.

I love clean, simple lines, oversized fits and practical garments. I mostly use affordable yarns, but sometimes I splurge on a nicer one, too. I love to share my experience as a newbie knitwear designer and chat about all things knitting over on YouTube. Come and say hi if knitting is your favourite topic too!

I began knitting at my grandmother’s home many moons ago. She would teach me how to “knit” with a Strickliesel (a knitting dolly) every summer holiday. I would then lose interest, forget what she taught me and ask her to show me all over again next summer. Thinking back it wasn’t really what we were doing that I enjoyed, but that we were doing it together. She was the seamstress and knitter of the family and every year she would make me a pair of knitted socks for Christmas. The day my grandmother died was the day I finished my very own first pair of knitted socks. I am so grateful that she passed her love for making onto me.

It humbles and fascinates me how this simple act of moving yarn between two needles has joined generations of makers and united them in one simple goal - to make. I feel very proud to take my place in this line and add my two cents to it.

From the get go, I knew that I wanted to make patterns that were size inclusive. To me that doesn’t just mean grading from chest size 75cm [30 inches] to 150cm [60 inches] but considering different body shapes in every aspect of the garment grading. I grade in even increments across the sizes (each size always goes up by 5cm [2 inches]) so everyone has the same choice. Normally sizes go up by 10cm
[4 inches] for larger bust circumferences, meaning if you’re between sizes you will either add a lot of positive ease or reduce it significantly, but I don’t think that’s particularly fair.