I recently finished reading The Glitter Plan, which is the story in their own words of how the two founders of Juicy Couture built the company out of basically nothing. I am a sucker for American Dream stories where someone has a few dollars and through their own hard work and creativity, turn it into a multi-million dollar company. I was very pleasantly surprised to read that Gela Nash-Taylor (half of the Juicy Couture founding team) is a knitter and, like me, sits up at night and knits to relieve stress. I’ve periodically seen a photo here or there of other more famous celebrities who knit and crochet. Just for fun, I thought I’d see if I could find a list. Here is what I came up with, although I’m sure this is by no means comprehensive. I’m not sure why I enjoy yarny trivia so much, but I hope you all enjoy browsing these as much as I did!

Those who knit might surprise you. By the way, to add to the trivia fun, I am told a certain Desperate Housewife in this list used to come in our shop all the time. I just wish I’d been working there at the time!

Those who crochet might surprise you even more!

And, if like me, you still love a good track suit, this book will tell you the story behind how it all started.