By Craig Williams - The Herald Scotland

A Fife knitting and yarn entrepreneur is set to row solo and unsupported 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a bid to raise money for charity.

Milli Abrams will take part in The World's Toughest Row, an extreme endurance race from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua.

At just five feet tall, Milli is set to be one of the shortest - and lightest - people to have ever rowed across an ocean.

Ms Abrams will celebrate her 50th birthday at sea on January 31, 2026. She will be the fourth woman in her 50s to complete the row.

She is the only solo female participant from the UK this year. The race will begin in December 2025 but training and fund raising for the journey begins now.

Ms Abram's ocean boat has been named Knitannia in honour of her passion for the world of yarns and knitting.

Ms Abrams founded Tribe Yarns, a curator of super high quality yarns from all over the world, in 2018 in Richmond, London. However, after a prolonged recovery from Covid, she moved the business to the rural setting of Balcaskie Estate in the East Neuk of Fife. Tribe Yarns has become a hub for knitters and other creatives who share her passion for sustainable and vibrant slow fashion.

Speaking about the Atlantic row, Ms Abrams said: “I’m rowing the Atlantic because I want to do something hard. Just me and the sea. I want to know what I’m capable of…

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