New · Biodiversity collection · November 2026
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An ode to how we connect with Nature
Each scarf, beanie and headband in this collection carries the colours of one species I have a special bond with, from the miombo woodlands I study to the birds I meet along the way.
The pieces
Scarves, beanies & headbands
The yarn
Mohair with a touch of silk
Made in
Lusaka, Zambia, on an Empisal knitting machine
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Letting Nature choose my palette.
The species behind the colours
Under each species, in italics: the memory or feeling that ties me to it.
Giant kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
“Wholeness and calm by the water.”
African hoopoe
Upupa africana
“Lightness on after-work walks.”
Schalow’s turaco
Tauraco schalowi
“Love, ra-ra-ra calls in my garden.”
Common waxbill
Estrilda astrild
“Silence before the storm.”
Brachystegia spiciformis
Brachystegia spiciformis
“Awe at the miombo turning pink, then green.”
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The pieces
One for each species: tap a name to see its piece in the shop.
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Every piece in this collection is made to order,
in the colours of the species it is named after.
Fell for a species?
I can knit this piece for you.
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A species of your own
Is there an animal or plant you share a special memory with? Get in touch by email or on Instagram, and we can look for its colours together.
Photos © S. Maes,
G. Chanda, K. Swyngedauw
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