Definition

The Bee's Knees suggest "the very peak of perfection or the ultimate in beauty, attractiveness, desirability".

- A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. Eric Partridge. London: Routledge and Keegan Paul, 1977.

How it all began …

Holli was dreaming of starting a family one day when she had an epiphany. She would dream big and start a knitwear business at the same time! With that she could stay at home with her baby and still be able to work on her other passion, knitting. Bee's Knees Knits was conceived at that moment, and Holli was so convinced of the potential for her big idea that she ordered the company labels right away.

It still took three years, but her son Devan was born within months of the first design coming off the needles. It's been non-stop ever since, although Holli now wonders what ever made her think that raising a baby and a business at the same time would be easy. Her husband, Rod, has been a great supporter of her efforts too, so Holli feels blessed that she can finally live her dream.

One of Holli's recent designs is dedicated to her late grandmother, Ruby who suffered with Alzheimer's disease. In memory of "Grandy," ten percent of all retail sales of Ruby goes to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

Meet Holli Yeoh

With her superb design skills and her experience as a mother of a small child, Holli designs children's sweaters that are both original and practical. You will love the look and feel of these beautiful patterns, and they are a joy to knit.

Knitting has been an insatiable passion for Holli since childhood, when she learned to knit from her mother, who is also one of her strongest supporters in her new business. Holli majored in textiles and jewellery design at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and completed her degree in Fine Arts in 1989. Coupled with her love of knitting, Holli was a natural for this new phase in her life. When not knitting, Holli is thinking about designing what she will be knitting next.

Holli's sweater design Devan has been published in Knitty She has also designed for Skacel Collection Inc. and the Knitting Pattern-a-Day Calendar.

Contact

Bee's Knees Knits is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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