Kristen Lambert, the founder of Third Piece, became disenchanted with her corporate investment job during the financial crisis. Yearning to pursue a more meaningful path, she turned to her experience sourcing handmade and local pieces for her wedding. Her goal: to provide opportunities for creative makers. She started Third Piece in 2012 as an accessories brand and her orders grew to larger retail accounts, but a hiccup in the supply chain left her with no yarn to knit. She decided it was crucial to her business to make her own yarn, so she did. Now Kristen is expanding her business to knit kits that let knitters of every skill level try their hand at creating something beautiful. Third Piece’s kits feature luxurious yarn, sourced with sustainability and softness in mind. With cozy creations from mittens to hats to scarves, these DIY collections foster warmth and wellbeing, all winter long.