Hi! My name’s Tess.

I live just outside Philadelphia with my partner and our three beautiful cats. I started sewing when I was 11, started knitting when I was 15, and learned to crochet when I was 23. I’m passionate about art, yarn, vintage fabric, teaching, animal welfare and old houses.

Petunia Knits was started way back in 2009 as an Etsy shop where I sold fingerless gloves. Fast forwarding, in 2021 my co-teacher and I made hats as end-of-year gifts for our first grade class. Making the hats restored my love for making, and so I decided to reinvent Petunia Knits as a destination for one-of-a-kind handmade goods. Everything you see is made by me. (Hey! that rhymed!)

Please take off your shoes and stay a while!