I learned how to knit to keep myself busy over a long winter break in college. It quickly turned into an obsession, and I found myself moving in to my local yarn shop, and then working in one shortly after. Since then, knitting hasn't left my life. I've worked in yarn stores and as a knitting teacher, dabbled in working for designers and knitting commissions, and most recently, working at Etsy. I started Nelly Knits to design patterns that I both wanted to wear and knit.