Our Team
Mrs. Knits’s passion for knitting was born in the Zen Gardens of Kyoto and the Englisher Garden in Munich, Germany. Mrs. Knits' muse is one of a Euro-Asian Aesthetic. Natural fibers and colors in unexpected expansion of light and sound as the textural flow infuses the yarn with joy. Bonnie can see, hear and feel the colors of the yarn whispering a melody as they dance across her needles.
Since the 1990s, Mrs. Knits has been a household name among knitters far and wide. Seeking and curating the finest yarns for her own stash, she's also been your expert source for hard-to-find yarns since 1995. So don't let that special project go unfinished because you run out of yarn. If it exists, Mrs. Knits will get it!
About Mrs. Knits…
Bonnie Mariconda is originally from Seattle, WA. She holds a BA in English from Seattle University and an MBA from City University. When she is not knitting she is hanging out with Mr. Knits to watch Star Trek/Star Wars and endless puppy videos on You Tube which made her the Fur Mama to Chewbacca.
Bonnie Mariconda (aka, Mrs. Knits) is the Designer and Artist in Residence at Mrs. Knits Yarn Shop and Studio. She has been the owner/operator of a yarn shop on eBay as Mrs. Knits Yarn Shop since 2003. With thousands of eBay sales, she’s an expert on Happy Knitting!
Spring 2024 Mrs. Knits is revamping her You Tube Channel “What’s on our Needles” with a fresh new look and conversations about all things Noro Yarn and Skacel Needles. The store is also getting a virtual fresh coat of paint as she broadcasts from the annual trade show in Chicago May 2024.
My title should make it abundantly clear that I report to someone, in this case Bonnie Mariconda, who you know as Mrs. Knits. She is also my wife of more than 8 years.
After 30 years of different flavors of corporate data reporting, we’re growing this small business. What I bring to the table is certainly not knitting skills. But I am really good at logistics like inventory tracking, shipping, and eStore management. That nicely complements Mrs. Knits, who is amazing at knitting, fibers, and color theory! But she’ll be the first to admit she is terrible at those logistics.
So anytime you buy from MKYS, it’s almost certainly me that will carefully package the yummies as Mrs. Knits calls them, ensuring a safe arrival to your needles, and Happy Knitting.
For a more detailed introduction, see my first blog post.
Philip (Mr. Knits) Mariconda,
Vice President of Logistics
Our Team
Bonnie Mariconda (aka, Mrs. Knits) is the Designer and Artist in Residence at Mrs. Knits Yarn Shop and Studio. She has been the owner/operator of a yarn shop on eBay as Mrs. Knits Yarn Shop since 2003. With thousands of eBay sales, she’s an expert on Happy Knitting!
Spring 2024 Mrs. Knits is revamping her You Tube Channel “What’s on our Needles” with a fresh new look and conversations about all things Noro Yarn and Skacel Needles. The store is also getting a virtual fresh coat of paint as she broadcasts from the annual trade show in Chicago May 2024.
My title should make it abundantly clear that I report to someone, in this case Bonnie Mariconda, who you know as Mrs. Knits. She is also my wife of more than 8 years.
After 30 years of different flavors of corporate data reporting, we’re growing this small business. What I bring to the table is certainly not knitting skills. But I am really good at logistics like inventory tracking, shipping, and eStore management. That nicely complements Mrs. Knits, who is amazing at knitting, fibers, and color theory! But she’ll be the first to admit she is terrible at those logistics.
So anytime you buy from MKYS, it’s almost certainly me that will carefully package the yummies as Mrs. Knits calls them, ensuring a safe arrival to your needles, and Happy Knitting.
For a more detailed introduction, see my first blog post.
Philip (Mr. Knits) Mariconda,
Vice President of Logistics
Chewbacca (Chewie), Morale Officer
Being the Morale Officer for Mrs. Knits Yarn Shop sounds important, especially since Mr. and Mrs. Knits really stare at those screens a lot pushing buttons.
Well I have a few ideas to keep them from working too hard. I beg for scritches a lot. A little mischief is good too, although I got in trouble once for playing with what Mr. Knits called Queensland Perth 102. He gave the ball of yarn to Mrs. Knits to “knit a sample” and used the word “skutch” (I’m still learning the language).
I make sure they unwind at the end of the workday. Sometimes I have to demonstrate proper maintenance of morale myself - for more Happy Knitting tomorrow.
