Lexie Lancaster, 22, of Tibthorpe, has teamed up with former work colleague Catherine Robson, 48, of Watton, to open a new craft shop in town specialising in knitting products as well as beads and handmade jewellery respectively.

Two separate businesses operating from one premises Catch and Lexie, on Brook Street, offers a wide range of craft products such as specialist knitting yarns, brittany knitting needles, crochet hooks, beads, findings and all the tools necessary to make jewellery.

Catherine said: “I have run a shop before selling the beads and hand-made jewellery. I was over in Leeds and we moved over here so I closed my shop and decided to get started again in Driffield.”

While Catherine decided to set up shop again following her previous experience Lexie was inspired to set up her own business after identifying a gap in the knitting market.

Lexie said: “I was at university in Glasgow studying knitted textiles and when I moved back home I found there wasn’t anything around here. I was struggling to find the yarns I needed and there was nothing around so I thought I would do it myself.”

Lexie admits the thought of running her own business straight from university was scary at first but she is excited to now be in a position to promote the joys of knitting to Driffield’s younger generation.

Lexie said: “It’s pretty scary but it’s really exciting and it’s good to get the younger view of the knitting because when I was up in Glasgow it was seen as something quite young whereas down here it doesn’t have the same appeal. It’s getting more popular and there are people who are younger getting into it.”

Catherine added: “The same with my side, it’s something for the younger people in Driffield.

“There’s something for every age but this is mostly something for the youngsters.”

Catch and Lexie have been open for business for just over a week the pair are already planning future projects at the shop such as knitting classes, jewellery making workshops, and selling knitted items.

Catherine said: “We have had some positive feed back and some returning visitors already.”

For further information please telephone (01377) 272303 or call in anytime from Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 5pm.