Thicket and Thimble

This is Janie.

She is my sister-in-law.

She is so cute.

I love her very much.

You may remember that I have referenced Janie and her creative doings on many occasions. (Here I featured some of the things she has lovingly knitted/felted for our family.) She is an incredibly talented young lady who has always been into creating, and over the past couple years she has really hit her stride with knitting, felting, and sewing. I am continually amazed at the amount of things she has learned and taught herself in such a short time, and her finished products always dazzle me. She just thinks things up and then *poof* makes them. How can one person have that much creativity?

Well, Janie has taken a big step. A few weeks ago she quit her office job to develop a business of her own. That's right, folks. Janie is now a Stay-at-Home Janie who is honing her skills and making things for people who recognize her talent. Basically, she knits for a living. Isn't that divine? Don't you think that's bold? I think it's wonderful, and I'm so excited that she is stepping out on faith and doing this. Her husband, Ryan, is 110% supportive, too, which makes everything that much better.

The name of her business is Thicket and Thimble. (It's appropriate to squee at the cuteness of that.)

This is Thicket and Thimble's new blog.

This is the Etsy shop.

This is a scarf she made recently for a friend, which can be seen on her blog:

Y'all. She taught herself to crochet for this project.

I'll pause while that sinks in.

She taught herself to crochet.

And, if you look closely, you'll realize that that isn't your grandma's crocheting. That. Is beautiful. It's all feminine and loopy and dreamy. I'm in awe.

What's so fun about Janie is that she's kind of a knitting snob. She is very particular about what yarn she uses, its material and durability and what-have-you, and she likes to seek out local, creative means of getting her wool. She's not going to just pop in Michael's and buy the cheapest, most acrylic yarn she can find (unless, of course, that's what you want.) Janie will go out of her way to get the best material for the money, and she is very conscious of recycling and her impact on the environment. Read more on the about page.

Seriously, check her out. She is currently working on building up her inventory so that she can offer actual physical things in her shop, but she is also doing custom orders. I just called her up to order something a couple days ago, and I can assure you that I will be blown away by the results, which will be oodles more amazing and professional and wonderful than I could imagine. (I'm not prejudiced, I swear.)

Janie also plans on selling her wares in her local farmer's market in the future; for now she's starting out on the interwebs and relying on word-of-mouth. This is where I come in. Sure, she's my sister, but I promise that I genuinely believe in her talent and what she stands for.

So if you're looking for a knitting aficionado who genuinely loves her craft (enough to quit her job and devote herself to said craft), look no further than Janie of Thicket and Thimble.