Unlike many yarn shop owners, I am new to fiber arts. I have been creative all of my life with painting, dancing, singing, and cooking, but I learned how to knit and crochet 4 years ago. I’ve had a long, fast-paced, and stressful career in technology and had heard about the “slow movement” of creating with your hands and slowing down your pace to enjoy life. I needed something healing and fulfilling for myself, so I learned how to crochet and knit. Almost immediately, I saw the meditative benefit and payoff from fiber arts. My blood pressure and insomnia subsided and I was less moody and anxious. I started Yarn Geeks as a Meetup group to find like-minded people and expand my knowledge of knitting and crochet. As I met more people and learned about their preferences in fiber and patterns, it became quickly evident that shopping at big box stores was limiting my creativity. At the suggestion of a few friends, I opened what would be my pop-up yarn shop.