Knit Stars | August 9, 2026
🧶Adella Colvin’s candle 🕯️
BY SHELLEY BRANDER
Last week, Hot Luke and I drove the seven hours from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, to Augusta, Georgia, to film with Adella Colvin, founder of LolaBean Yarn Co., for Knit Stars Season 11.
Charles Barkley was so excited that he got to join in the fun. And for once, I didn’t have to sneak out to the garage the night before to stuff my suitcase in the car, so Charles wouldn’t panic that I might be heading to the airport and leaving him forevvvvverrrrr.
(Yep…that’s Charles being very excited! 🤣)
I had never been to Augusta before. Of course, it’s well known as the host town for the Masters golf tournament, but I was more interested in getting to know Adella’s Augusta.
So we met up with Adella, her husband Jimmy and daughter Lola for a curated tour of downtown. Starting, naturally, with the yarn store – Three Crows Fiber.
We walked in to find several spinners spinning away at the front of the store. The atmosphere was so warm, inviting, and of course colorful…thanks in part to the healthy display of LolaBean options on the wall!
From there it was on to Adella’s favorite bookstore, The Book Tavern.
I am not exaggerating when I say I’ve never seen a more beautiful bookstore. Filled to the sky-high ceilings with new, used and rare books, all so thoughtfully chosen and displayed.
(That’s Knit Stars cinematographer Brad at the counter, adding to his book collection!)
Next, we crossed the street to Grantski Records, to thumb through some vintage vinyl. And we finished off with one of the top 3 burgers of my life at Farmhaus restaurant. (No pics – I was too busy licking my fingers!)
Every stop on Adella’s Augusta tour had some notable things in common: Each store’s clientele was deeply diverse. Each owner and employee had a kind smile and a twinkle in their eye. Overall, there was a profound sense of community and safety that I’ve never really experienced in any other city’s downtown. The rest of the night, as we checked into our hotel and I went through my filming checklist for the next day, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
And I realized, there was a reason for that feeling I felt…
The connecting thread was Adella herself.
