his sounds like my big Irish family. They're close knit and full of colorful yarns. And they can't resist, on occasion, a good needle..
It also sounds a lot like the Close Knit yarn shop in Portland.
My knowledge of knitting has more holes than a crochet Swiss cheese but I walk by this place on weekends and look enviously at the colors and wish that I had some talent. Emphasis on wish. I'm not ambitious enough to actually do anything about it. It's like wanting to speak French without the bother of having to learn the language.