About

Hello! My name is Grace!

-About me-

I live in MN where I was born and raised. I am a MAJOR introvert. My favorite activities are chilling with my partner, cuddling with my dog, knitting, and playing video games. 😊I also love traveling when I can! Preferably out of country but other states are great, too. (I love the west coast!!)

-About how I started Nerdy Knits!-

I learned to knit at 10 years old, and it was one of those on and off hobbies over the years. Other crafty hobbies would take over throughout the years (painting, drawing, cross stitch, dabbled in miniatures). Until 2018 when I started getting serious about knitting and actually working from patterns. I quickly became obsessed.

From there I started going to local yarn stores and discovered hand dyed yarn. That was a game changer for me! I loved the rich variegated colors. (literally I could just stare at them all day)

In 2021 I decided to leave my job of nearly 10 years. I was completely burnt out. (Imagine working in a large retail store over 2020. OOF). I didn’t know where to go from there. I knew I wanted my own business creating art for a LONG time but could never figure out what. I figured I’d try my hand at hand-dyed yarn! With the support of my wonderful partner, I was able to stay home and soak in as much knowledge as possible about dyeing. (he had NO idea what hand dyed yarn really was but completely supported me in my quest :’))

After learning as much as I could about the art of hand dyed yarn, I knew I needed a niche for color inspirations. It had to be something I was truly passionate about. At that time, I was deeply entrenched in Stardew Valley and figured “hey, colors inspired by characters might be cool??” and that’s pretty much how I decided colors inspired by my various favorite video games would be the perfect route for me. My partner came up with the name and the store officially opened mid-November of 2021. I ran the business out of our tiny one-bedroom apartment for the first few years and upgraded to a studio in 2024. 😊

-Favorite games because of course I have to include them-

My favorite type of game can go from a cozy RPG to survival horror. My TOP cozy game is Stardew Valley, and my top horror is Resident Evil! Specifically, RE4 remake and 7.

A snippet of other favorites are:

Baldurs Gate 3, Soma, Animal Crossing, Spiritfarer, Silent Hill 2, Tears of the Kingdom, and Cyberpunk!