Meet The KeeperThe hands, the heart, and the holy defiance behind The House.
Welcome to My Little Corner of the World
Hello, friend! I’m Amy.Wife, mother of three boys, homeschool teacher, caregiver, youth leader, crocheter, and the woman behind Three Sons ’N Stitches and The House of Holy Defiance.I wear quite a few hats. Some of them I’ve even made myself.If you’d told me a few years ago that I’d be running a handmade business, designing a website, documenting yarn inventories, and sending crocheted creatures into the world with their own adoption papers, I probably would have laughed.Not because I couldn’t imagine creating something wonderful.But because, quite frankly, I was just hoping to make enough money to buy more yarn.And yet, here we are.Pull up a chair. There’s always room for one more at The House.
A Few Stitches and a Well-Placed Nudge
My story with crochet actually began when I was a little girl.My mother tried teaching me several times. Bless her patience, because for whatever reason, it simply never stuck.Fast-forward a few decades, and along came a little Woobles kit.Wouldn’t you know it? This time, something clicked.My first attempt turned out reasonably well, and I decided to keep going.I made a lap blanket for a grieving friend, hoping to offer a little comfort when words weren’t quite enough.Then came blankets for my three boys, followed by hats for the girls in my church youth group.I wasn’t building a business.I was making things for people I loved.Then, in 2025, a friend from church gave me the gentle (well, perhaps not-so-gentle) push I needed.She encouraged me to start selling my work, helped me choose a name, and even helped create my original logo.And just like that, Three Sons ’N Stitches was born.I figured I’d sell a few things, make a little yarn money, and see where it went.As it turns out, I may have underestimated where it would go.Just a little.
The Woman Behind the Workbench
Long before I ever picked up a crochet hook, I knew what I wanted most in life.I wanted to be a wife and a mother.It took five years of college, a culinary education, and several restaurant jobs to discover something else about myself:I absolutely love cooking.Working in a commercial kitchen?Not so much.Eventually, I met the man who would become my husband. On MySpace, of all places!Yes, that MySpace.We discovered that we shared many of the same values, even if our Christian traditions were a little different. He was Catholic, I was non-denominational, and we found plenty of common ground on which to build a life.Today, he’s affectionately known as my Fire Dragon.Together, we’ve built a family, a home, and a life that is rarely quiet and never boring.Our three boys are the inspiration behind the original business name, and much of my life revolves around being their mom, homeschooling, and caring for the people I love.I also live with chronic illness and disability, which means some days require a little more flexibility, patience, and creativity than others.But The House isn’t a story about overcoming my circumstances.It’s about creating within them.I’ve come to realize that crochet hasn’t made me into a different person.It’s simply given me another way to express who I’ve always been.
How Three Sons ’N Stitches Became The House
Somewhere along the way, my little yarn-money adventure began growing into something I hadn’t anticipated.The crocheted creatures became Friends.The Friends began receiving names, stories, and adoption papers.Orders became homecomings.And what started as a small handmade business grew into a place with its own collections, traditions, publishing imprint, and philosophy.But The House of Holy Defiance needed a name that meant something.That name came from Amaya, inspired by a conviction I’ve held firmly for years:No Tiny Gileads.It’s a reference to The Handmaid’s Tale and my refusal to accept the idea that faith should ever become an excuse to control, diminish, or exclude other people.Because my faith is not separate from who I am.It’s the foundation beneath everything I build.
Faith, Love & Holy Defiance
I am a Christian.And I believe wholeheartedly that God’s commandment to us is, and always has been, to love EVERYONE.Not just people who share our beliefs.Not just people who worship the way we do.Not just people whose lives look like ours.Everyone.I believe we’re called to share our faith, to disciple, to encourage, and to lead by example.But I also believe there is a line we were never given permission to cross.We are not the judge. God is. Period.That’s what Holy Defiance means to me.It’s faith without coercion.Conviction without cruelty.And love that doesn’t require agreement.You don’t have to believe what I believe to be welcome here.You don’t have to worship where I worship.You don’t have to be anything other than yourself.My job is to love you. God’s job is everything else.And here at The House?The lantern remains lit.
More Than Yarn and Stuffing
Every Friend who leaves my workbench carries a little piece of this story.Some are silly.Some are sweet.Some have personalities that seem to develop entirely without my permission.And some have tested my patience, my counting skills, and occasionally my ability to remember why I thought a particular pattern was a good idea.But each one is made with care.I believe handmade work deserves respect, both for the person creating it and the person welcoming it home.That’s why I believe in thoughtful craftsmanship, transparent pricing, and treating every creation as something worth taking pride in.It’s also why our Friends have names, stories, and homecoming traditions.Because to me, they’re more than products on a shelf.They’re little pieces of creativity, comfort, and joy, waiting to find their people.
There’s Always Room at The House
I never set out to build an empire.I started with a crochet hook, some yarn, a few people I loved, and a friend who believed I could do more.Everything since has grown from there.The House is still growing.I’m still learning.There are always new patterns to try, ideas to chase, and probably more yarn arriving than I strictly need.But the heart of it hasn’t changed.I still believe in making things with love.I still believe in treating people with dignity.I still believe that faith should inspire us to welcome others, not shut them out.And I still believe that sometimes the smallest things—a warm blanket, a handmade hat, a silly little octopus—can bring an extraordinary amount of joy.So whether you’re here to welcome a Friend home, explore our stories, or simply see what we’re creating next…
I’m glad you found us
Welcome to The House
We stitch for the storm and the sunrise
The lantern remains lit.
-Amy, Keeper of The House
