Cork getting crafty with latest woolly trend

They were always known for being cute but lately the people of Cork are getting crafty. Jillian Naughton looks at the growing trend of making it yourself.

In national school I won a knitting competition for a cardigan I made.

It was an ambitious pattern with all the 80s trimmings, diamonds and stripes, a roll neck collar, primary colours, plastic triangle buttons, we’re talking full Carlton (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) here.