I read a great article in "More" magazine about Karen Allen. She now lives in the Berkshires. Hollywood was calling less frequently the past few years, and she and her husband had divorced, so she was a single mom of a teenager about to head off to college. She was casting around for something to do with her life, and realized she loved to knit! So she went to a college in NYC to study knitting, especially using a knitting machine, and started a business! She knits scarves and other accessories and sells them in her store in Great Barrington, MA. They had a picture of her workshop, and described it as a crayon box, there were so many bright colors of yarn in it. There was also a picture of a couple of her designs, and they were lovely!
In fact, when Steven Spielberg called her about the new movie, she thought at first that he was calling about some knitted things that his wife, Kate Capshaw, had bought from her the previous Christmas. She was thrilled he was calling her to reprise her role as Marion.