BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's a concept many are now accustomed to, but with a twist.

"It's just like a food truck, but instead of a burrito, you're getting yarn," said Jenna Meyer, owner of Knit Buffalo.

Four years ago, Knit Buffalo hit the roads of Western New York, selling handmade indie dyed yarn and locally-made knit goods. Jenna Meyer, who also owns 716 Knit — a company that dyes the yarn — wanted to sell it in a shop setting.

"I started looking at doing a brick and mortar yarn store which unfortunately was just financially was not viable and so I heard about more mobile businesses popping up in the area, so I figured, ‘Let’s try putting a yarn shop inside of a truck and see what happens’ and that's how Knit Buffalo came about," she said.

And she's not alone — there are also mobile yarn trucks in California, Virginia, Florida and even Ontario, but Knit Buffalo is the only one in New York State. Since it started, she's had lots of support from the surrounding fiber arts community.

"Western New York actually has a really huge fiber arts community. So we actually have a really strong knitting guild, weaving guild, we've got a spinning guild and people just don't realize that they're there," Meyer said.

Don't knit? You may want to consider it, as it has many health benefits.

"It's a bilateral brain activity which studies have shown actually reduces your chances of Alzheimer's and it's also very relaxing so it can help with some cardiac, anxiety, stress problems people have, so there's a lot of benefits to knitting," Meyer said.

And despite popular belief, knitting is for everyone.

"A lot of people think knitting is for old ladies but there's a lot of fun exciting stuff you can do for young people," said Norelle Christiani of Buffalo.

Knit Buffalo travels to various farmers' markets and other local businesses around the area. A full list of events and services they provide is on their website.