Vilijeta used to buy her yarn on the black market during the Soviet Union days. Vilijeta’s mom taught her how to knit but tells us that she wasn’t the most natural when she started. But, honestly? Today, Vilijeta is one of our most skillful knitters. We think her mom would be proud. When she’s not knitting, Vilijeta also works as the director of Birštonas museum in a small resort town that’s super proud of its history.

Rūta started knitting when she was only five years old, which means she has almost 50 years of experience under her belt. In case you thought that wasn't impressive enough, she's also a licensed veterinarian! Rūta lives only a few minutes away from our warehouse in Prienai so often drops by for tea and chats with the warehouse team. This means she also personally delivers her knits by hand, which we're super grateful for.

Aldona likes to take two to three months off each summer so she can focus on her garden, where she grows berries, veggies and apple trees. This is great for us, as she always fills our pockets with apples whenever we drop by for a visit! She was one of our very first knitters and has been with us since 2015.

Every day, Ingrida tries to remind herself that she’s happy and has a beautiful, healthy family: she's big on practicing gratitude. She's an early bird who typically wakes up at 4am, just to get some peace and quiet (in her words) before her five children, including 2 pairs of twins, wake up! Ingrida always spends her time knitting thinking about new patterns she'd like to play around with.

Jolanta used to work as a nurse but lost her job through a combination of illness and stress. So she joined The Knotty Ones, after her daughter found out about our knitting roles and told her mom. Now, Jolanta says she's doing what she loves most. When she's not knitting for work or for fun, she's reading a book, watching a TV show or walking her adorable dog, Toby the collie.

Žaneta started taking knitting seriously in fifth grade, when she wanted new clothes but couldn't buy any due to lack of supply during the Soviet period. The answer? To make use of the knitting skills and make a new skirt or sweater herself, copying the patterns from magazines. Her favorite combo for relaxation is watching a movie while knitting. She doesn't have a particular favorite, but mostly watches Russian movies.

Each morning, Daina starts her day with a cup of coffee with cinnamon sprinkles. That’s one of her non-negotiables. The rest of the day could go in any direction - maybe she will zipline over one of her local rivers in Lithuania or maybe she’ll dye her hair red again (the silliest thing she’s done - her words).

Marina started knitting back in middle school, when she won a Handcraft Competition using crochet napkins made by her mother. Afraid of being caught out, she actually learned how to crochet before learning to knit. Now, every single knit we produce goes past Marina first. She not only manages more than 70 knitters, but she also trained them and made any alterations to your knit before it arrived at your door.

Before we headhunted Ingrida as our professional multi-tasker, she used to work at a theme park baking pancakes and later she worked at a big garment factory in Lithuania. Now she basically runs our warehouse: accepting knits as they arrive, checking, folding, packing, labeling and sending them off. She has exceptional attention to detail and she personally quality-checked your knit before handing it over to a courier.

See those hand-sewn labels on your knit? They were all stitched by Jovita. Her career started out in the Soviet Union days, assembling Russian TVs and radios. With the fall of the Soviet Union, she started working at clothing factories before joining our partner factory. When she’s not sewing labels or removing loose threads, she’s daydreaming about exploring her local parks and tending to her plants.

Ligija spends her time at work making holes. And we promise that’s a good thing. Her expertise is crafting holes for the buttons on your Preila knit. So next time you button it up and feel its warmth enveloping you, you’ve got Ligija to thank. She’s deft with her hands and puts that skill to work in her garden, where she grows carrots and onions. Outside of work, she’s usually found with her head in a crime novel.

OK, so technically Ms. Valentina does not make our knits. But she does work at our partner factory and works really hard. Monday to Friday she's here dusting, sweeping, mopping. She's making sure that people who do make our clothes find their workstations tidy, always have soap in the bathroom, and are well taken care of.

No one knows our Laumės, Preila and Milda knits better than Virginija does. As a Quality Control Manager at our partner factory, she personally checks each garment before it’s posted to you. You don’t want to mess with Virginija: not only is she the boss, she also has a great eye for spotting errors. Virginija loves taking 30km bike rides a few times a week.

We’re pretty envious of Violeta’s steaming skills. Every single knit (including yours) is steamed and folded by Violeta, which is how they arrive so beautifully fresh. It’s a skill our moms wish we were able to do, too. Violeta spends her free time reading crime and romance novels and is a huge fan of anything with Hercule Poirot.

After Regina finishes a day at work in Mrs Zina’s knitting factory that we partner with, she heads home to relax by sitting back with a fresh ball of yarn. That’s right - when she’s not knitting for work, she’s knitting for fun. Talk about being passionate about something!