Knit Club and Pretty Snake collaborate on double storefront in Providence

Left: Knit Club displays a selection of yarn, clothing, and more. Photo courtesy of Lindsay Degen. Right: Pretty Snake offers items such as clothing, accessories, and home decor. Photo courtesy of Joe Segal.

On Saturday, July 13, designer brand Pretty snake joined Knitting ClubProvidence’s only yarn store and knitting community, celebrates the grand opening of its double store on Brook Street.

Knit Club, originally curated by designer DEGEN, was originally an online forum where knitters and fashionistas could share, learn and teach their craft with likeminded artists. Members get free access to Zoom knitting circles, knit-along events and a feed with the best advice for every “knit-uation”. For $5 per monthMembers can unlock video and written tutorials.

Lindsay Degen, owner of Knit Club, believes that integrating her brand into Providence’s dynamic community will add to the city’s creativity, especially alongside Pretty Snake.

“We are very excited to expand our presence and become part of this vibrant creative community,” says Degen. “Every big city should have a great yarn store.”

Knit Club yarn is available in a variety of colors and prints. Cozy socks are also available.

Providence-based designer Joseph Aaron Segal has sold Pretty Snake clothing in major retailers such as Urban Outfitters and ModCloth since founding the brand in 2009. As a contestant on the eleventh season of Project Runway and his subsequent experience working with dressed celebrities such as Trixie Mattel, Segal’s designs have made their way into numerous television shows, films and local retail columns.

While Pretty Snake clothing has been manufactured and designed in Providence for many years, this brick-and-mortar location is the first of its kind.

“Ever since I started Pretty Snake, opening a brick-and-mortar store in Providence has been a dream,” says Segal, who is also a knitting and textiles instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Pretty Snake’s orange chenille butterfly throw will add color to any home.

The storefront serves as a “community first” experience, offering a selection of yarns, knitting tools, giveaways, evolving art installations, shoppable vignettes and more. Both Knit Club and Pretty Snake have put “their hearts and souls” into their new headquarters at 142-144 Brook Street.

The knitting club is open Friday 2pm-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm; Pretty Snake is open Friday 12pm-6pm, Saturday 11am-6pm and by appointment.

The details: 142-144 Brook St., Providence, knitting.club, instagram.com/knit.club.official; www.prettysnake.com, instagram.com/prettysnake

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