Welcome to our family!

Fishknits is a family run, small business with big ideas established in 2001 and operated out of Tracy, California.

After watching friends struggle with their children’s fundraising events, selling things that most people don’t need, I decided that I needed to find a product that could be used by everyone. After being a hand knitter for over 25 years, I knew that everybody loved receiving knitted gifts and the more personal the better. That’s when I conceived the idea of producing knits that could be customized to everybody’s unique personality.

Krystin in MHS Hat

As a result, Fishknits was started. We are a small, family company and all of our products are handcrafted. Everybody from Grandma down to the nieces and nephews has participated in the production of Fishknits’ knitwear.

We at Fishknits believe that helping the community is essential. In order to do so, we offer our products at the lowest price possible so that you will have more money left over to spend on things that count.

My model, Krystin, with Frappie, our very own mascot!

Krystin and Frappie

Krystin is the actress in the family. She has studied dance, piano, and voice. She has said she is going to be a Star since she was old enough to talk. She has acted in community playhouses, and is waiting for her big break! She loves Broadway plays, and I hope someday I will take my first trip to New York to see her on Broadway! Krystin has just finished her first year of serious voice study at a prominent University and we are all very proud of her vast accomplishments at such a young age.
Break a leg, Krystin!

My Photographer...

My sister took these beautiful pictures for my website. She has always been the photographer in our family (along with my Dad, who sparked her interest). She has also sparked her son’s interest in photography. It is so much fun listening to them talk about their next great shot! She is very good at her craft, and is always willing to oblige her "photographically illiterate" relatives with our photography needs. I thank her for spending a relaxing Sunday afternoon taking these pictures. Yes, she is Krystin's mom!
They always say you should never work with children or dogs...
Thanks Sis!!!

How do you like my great wooden head hat model? We call it Olive.Isn't it the neatest?

Olive

Well, early one Saturday morning my Dad came over to have coffee with me as we often do (we are the early birds in the family!). As we were talking at the computer (searching Ebay for more things we probably don't really need!) he asked me about the head mannequin that I was looking for to model my hats. I told him I had seen some neat ones on the internet that were a little too expensive for my budding business. He said, we have an olive tree branch over in my backyard, and I have my "new" old lathe (that he just bought through Ebay, of course). Why don't we go make one. So that's what we did. We worked all day on it, and this is what we came up with! It has all kinds of character, and shows off my hats with the stylized charm that I was looking for. Dad AKA GrandpaI also had a very special day with my Dad that I will never forget. I'm still picking sawdust out of my ears!!!

And yes, we eat home-cured olives every Thanksgiving!

Dad’s interest in woodworking has recently taken a turn in a new direction. He has invented a new, innovative tool that every woodworker should have. Please take a look at www.MiterSet.com.

Thanks, Dad!!!