Meet the financier knitting her way out of redundancy in Wandsworth

When high-flying financier Ruth Herring lost her job at Christmas, she discovered an unusual way to weave her way out of unemployment.

Some people in her predicament might mope around the house in despair, but this 51-year-old saw it as an opportunity to rediscover an old passion - knitting.

Miss Herring, who studied fashion as a youngster, launched a new career teaching knitwear and crochet at South Thames College, and demand for her expertise is growing by the day.

She said: “My job was very stressful. I did it for seven years, and then I was made redundant out of the blue.
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