Articles about Knitting Arts
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April 28, 2005

The Mercury News
"24 Hours of Knitting -- This is No Yarn"


February 2005

Gentry Magazine
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Knitting Arts featured in "Local Gentry"

Best of Silicon Valley 2004
Best Place to Get Hooked on Yarn - Knitting Arts


October 27, 2004

Saratoga News
"It's a close-knit group at Knitting Arts"


September 22, 2004

Willow Glen Resident
"Common Threads:  Knit One, Purl Two"

May 04, 2004

The Mercury News
"Not your grandmother's knitting" 

November 19, 2003

Los Gatos Weekly-Times
"Hollywood is a close-knit community"

 

Gentry Magazine – February 2005

Local Gentry – p. 44

Jan Hurwitz

“It’s so therapeutic,” Jan Hurwitz raves.  She isn’t talking about the latest Pilates program or new spa treatment.  Instead, she is talking about the latest craze where one can explore their creative side.  “Knitting is taking the world by storm,” Hurwitz adds.  And she is along for the ride.

Hurwitz’s passion began twelve years ago while she was vice president of a successful high-tech corporation.  “I had long plane trips, so knitting made the time go by a lot faster,” she admits.  Once she found herself knitting more than typing, she knew it was time to re-evaluate her career path.

So she kissed computers goodbye, picked hp her knitting needles, and headed to the Braid Box, a successful yarn store in the Saratoga area.  A couple years later, the owner offered to sell her the store.  Lucky for yarn lovers, she said yes.

One year – and thirty employees – later, Knitting Arts is a success.  “We’ve been busy,” Hurwitz beams.  “People are always coming to check out the new inventory.”  Besides becoming “the place” to find that perfect color of yarn, people flock here to partake in one of over thirty classes per month.  “We are the best place to get hooked on yarn,” Hurwitz boasts.

After a whirlwind year, Gentry wonders what else Hurwitz has up her hand-knitted sleeves.  “Taking a weekend knitting retreat to Carmel with about thirty women,” Hurwitz responds.  Oh, what a successful web this well-knit business weaves.