Our designer merino knitwear is handcrafted using patterns from our family library.
A brief history: I grew up amongst a family of knitters, crafters and farmers. I developed an interest in sewing/design with my grandmother and mother having been a strong influence (My Gran was well known & respected in Cromwell/Central Otago for her extensive craft talents, too many to list) and my mother also being a knitter for many, at times knitting designer pieces for the Dunedin 'fashion week' etc. My father started his working life out as a shearer in Central Otago.

From my love and influences of all the above I formally started 'KARRINS' in 2006 recreating the 'timeless and traditional styles (such as the 'classic cardi' in the below photo of me as a baby). It is still today one of our most popular pieces.

Given my family roots I have always had a love for the Otago & Central Otago region and have a passion / love helping out on my brother & sister in laws farm, which they run in the North Otago region.  Helping out on the farm feeds my passion for this wonderful fibre, and I love being involved in that process of the fleece going from...'farm through to yarn'..