The Knitting Room Brentwood Village Mall

Helena Gerson, the owner of The Knitting Room, has been knitting since she was a young girl, making everything from socks to sweaters. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that she decided to turn her lifelong hobby into a career. “I had been going to the same knitting store for years,” she explains. “And I discovered one day that the owner was planning to retire.” Helena decided to buy the business, both to keep up her work and to be more involved in the knitting community.

The Knitting Room has been an important part of Calgary’s knitting community, which is a responsibility that Helena takes very seriously. “For many people, we’re the only place they can get good quality knitting supplies, patterns and yarn,” she says.