While walking through the mall , she browses through the winter section, looking at the many scarves and beanies available for sale. A colorful beanie catches her eye and she picks it up, studying the pattern and design of the hat. Keeping the image in her head, she puts it back and makes her way out of the mall, heading home. Once home, she walks over to her collection of yarn, picks up her knitting needles, and gets to work. A couple of hours later, she is left with an exact replica of the hat from the mall, adding it to her collection.

Junior Megan Ferguson learned how to knit when she was eight making this her eighth year of knitting. When she was in the sixth grade she opened up her own knitting business and it has been going strong ever since.

“I started my business when my church hosted a craft fair to raise money for the upcoming choir trip” Ferguson said, “I started out with just three scarves  on the table, but each year I put on a more extravagant show.”

The most common things people order are wrist warmers and flower headbands. she also sells hats, scarves, mittens, boot cuffs, legwarmers, and pillow cases. Pretty much anything that people request.

“Since this is my busy season I knit as often as possible” Ferguson said, “I even get in trouble with my teachers at times.”

Ferguson can often be seen walking through the halls, lost in her latest project. She often knits no matter where she is.

“It’s something to do when I get bored(which is a lot)” Ferguson said, “and it gives me opportunities to go on awesome trips.”

Ferguson’s mother and “memaw” first inspired her to knit. Her mother bought her her first kit, and her grandmother taught her the beginning stitch.

“The basic stitch was a little tricky at first” Ferguson said, “but being so young, I picked up on it quickly.”

The first thing that Ferguson learned to knit was a stuffed horse, which actually ended up being the hardest thing that she has ever knitted.

“I like projects that are challenging” Ferguson said, “but not to the point where I can’t understand the pattern, which consists of several abbreviations that I have to sometimes look up.”

Ferguson was taught most of what she knows by her grandmother, but the rest consisted of books and lots and lots of youtube.

“A few years ago on the long bus rides of choir tour, I fell asleep while knitting” Ferguson said, “I just continued knitting while asleep, and several people video tapped me.”