Stockist Spotlight: Annette Corsino-Blair of The Knitting Tree, L.A.

Various colors of Cascade 220 sit against a white background. Accompanying text: Stockist Spotlight: The Knitting Tree, LA.

 

At The Knitting Tree, L.A., yarn is about more than stitches. It is about sharing creativity and building genuine connections within the community. In this special conversation, Cascade Yarns Co-Owner and Creative Director Shannon Dunbabin sits down with store owner Annette Corsino-Blair to learn how a lifelong love of knitting grew into one of Southern California’s most beloved local yarn shops, recently recognized as one of the Top 100 Small and Midsize Businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

 

Store owner Annette Corsino-Blair sits behind a wooden table on the right, and one of her Emotional Support Chicken designs is featured on the right.

Annette Corsino-Blair, founder of The Knitting Tree LA and creator of the Emotional Support Chicken, learned to knit at the age of eight.

 

Discover the surprising origins of her wildly popular Emotional Support Chicken, along with what makes The Knitting Tree, L.A., such a special destination for the fiber arts community, in the interview below.

 

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