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What's New: Knitting

The back story to a new knitting company

What's New: Knitting
The back story to a new knitting company
WEBVTT HOST: GOOGLE IS A FAMILY SHOW. GARNETT STORY IS ABOUT A FAMILY BUSINESS. WHY DID WE SINCE ARE OUR INTERVIEW? IT WILL BE CLEAR IN A MOMENT. I BRING IT TO THE MOVIES. I'M NOT EVEN REALLY CALL THE TIME. SHE BEGAN KNITTING WHEN SHE WAS 10 YEARS OLD. SHE IS CHIEF KNITTING OFFICER OF -- [BEEP] THAT I KNIT. HOST: HERE'S A CLUE. IT RHYMES WITH KNIT. THEY RECOMMENDED I STARTED WEBSITE WHERE I COULD UPLOAD PHOTOS. THAT IS HOW THE NAME CAME TO BE. SHE QUIT HER FULL-TIME JOB . I STARTED SELLING MY STUFF. FROM THERE IS SORT OF SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL. HOST: TODAY SHE HAS TURNED HER APARTMENT INTO HER KNITTING DOJO. I DON'T REMEMBER WHY I CALLED IT. IT IS STUNNING. THAT IS WHERE HE GOES DOWN FOR ME. WINTER GOODS ARE HER SPECIALTY. I LOVE MAKING POM-POM HATS. I HAVE A TEAM OF 25 WOMEN WHO ARE KNITTING WITH ME. HOST: SHE USING 21ST CENTURY METHOD TO FIND HER TEAM. I POSTED ON INSTAGRAM. I GOT 30 APPLICATIONS FROM GIRLS WHO JUST LOVE TO NET ON THE SIDE. HOST: MARIA SAYS THE MILLENNIAL'S ARE BRINGING BACK THE OLD-FASHIONED TREASURES OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS. THIS GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD RATHER DO SOME KNITTING, COOKING, ANY OF THESE LEISURE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WOULD ASSUME SOMEONE TWICE THEIR AGE WOULD BE DOING. THERE IS A GRANNY MILLENNIAL RESURGENCE. DIY IS COOL. KNITTING IS TRENDY. THERE ARE DESIGNERS WHO LOVE TO NET -- KNIT. HOST: HER NEXT PROJECT IS KNITWEAR FOR BABIES. YOU CAN FIND CURRENT GOODS ON HER WEBSITE. BEFORE WE LEAVE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH. WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF THE SUN. IT IS LOOKING GORGEOUS OUTSIDE ON THIS WEDNESDAY NINE. THAT IS CHRONICLE FOR TONIGHT. MADE IN NEW ENGLAND. THE YARDS ARE GETTING LARGER AND YARDER -- LARGER.
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What's New: Knitting
The back story to a new knitting company
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