Meet the Team

Ginger is a long-time crafter with a fiber obsession. Fabric was a big part of her life until she discovered yarn, and now both occupy a large part of her craft room.

In 2015, she started McKinney Knittery with just a little space in a boutique mall. The shop has grown into its fourth location and now stocks both yarn and fabric.

Ginger loves any shade of pink, enjoys knitting sweaters, and doesn’t get to sew as much as she'd like. She recently started a yarn dyeing company (Honey Hill Yarn).

Ginger and her husband have 4 grown kids, 5 grandkids, 2 dogs, some chickens, and several beehives.

Ginger's Ravelry page

Melissa is the queen of sweater knitting and teaches lots of sweater classes at the shop. She also has made too many hats, socks, and shawls to count. She has been knitting since before Ravelry and is a virtual library of popular knitting patterns. Crocheting eludes her, but she certainly knows her way around a sewing machine. In addition to knitting, she loves cats and french fries. She was the first McKinney Knittery staff member and we hope she is at the shop forever.

Melissa's Ravelry page

Meredith is a true left handed, continental knitter, and can knit a sock faster than the eye can see! If you appreciate our Sunday hours, you have Meredith to thank. She is the reason the shop is open on Sundays because she mentioned wanting to work at the shop and that Sundays fit her schedule, so we added Sunday hours for Meredith! She orders and receives most of the yarn that comes through the shop--another reason to thank her. She loves holidays, especially Halloween, and has amazing tree-decorating skills.

Meredith's Ravelry page

Bobbi is a teacher and has taught many students at her school how to knit. She is famous for encouraging students to “knit the entire ball of yarn and THEN we will choose a project”! She loves books and can recommend all the best young adult book titles. You are most likely to find Bobbi at the shop hosting one of the evening Knit Togethers, but sometimes we get lucky and get to see her on the weekends.

Bobbi's Ravelry page

Betsy has been involved in the fiber community for many years as a weaver, yarn dyer, quilter, and knitter. Her grandmother taught her to knit when she was only 5 years old! She has been quilting since 1994. Currently, most of her craft time is devoted to knitting sweaters. She is a grandma of 2 adorable little girls, and dog mom to a darling golden doodle. 

Kim comes to us from a strong quilting background and teaches quilting at the shop. Her favorite quilts are scrappy quilts and she her stash is amazing! She also knits a little and has completed a few small projects. She prefers a computer to a cash register, but is very adept at both. Like a magician, she can transform numbers and data into charts, graphs, and spreadsheets. She prefers tea to coffee and is always in search of the perfect chai.




More bios coming soon!