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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rachel Williamson

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Experience i m britain s dullest woman - Caught on Camera

Rachel Williamson with crocheted postbox toppers at home in Rhyl, Wales
Rachel Williamson: ‘I’m crocheting every minute. In bed, I’m thinking of my next project.’ Photographs: Rebecca Lupton/The Guardian Photograph: Rebecca Lupton/The Guardian

I took up knitting when I was five, crafting little figures and learning to make clothes with yarn. In fact, my best friend still has a pixie, called Greeny, I made for her when we were six. When I had my three sons, I picked it up again, knitting booties, gloves and cardigans for them as babies, and during my 18 years as an officer with the North Wales police I knitted things for nearly everyone in the force.

After I retired in 2018, I feared life might become a bit boring, but I busied myself with knitting, going to airshows with my twin sister, Ruth, holidaying with friends and playing the piano.

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