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The activities and events this year have already cut deeply into my knitting time. I have a reuseable shopping bag ready to take my knitting with me for any spare moments for a couple or rows. I worked on a blue scarf while sitting in the park waiting for fireworks on Saturday, and took another project to a neighbor's party on Sunday.

I always get positive comments and curious glances when I knit in public. I was working on a scarf with double points on Sunday and one of my husband's co-workers said it looked like I was knitting with pick up sticks.


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I knit, crochet, and embroider in public. Everyone is pretty accustomed to seeing my hands busy. It's calming for me smile

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I knit in public a lot, my favorite places are: coffee shops, little league and soccer games, professional sporting events, before movies or plays, at restaurants while waiting for a table or food. My kids (19 & 21) are so used to me knitting, if they see my latest "portable project" in the house after I've left, will run it out to me.


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I knit in public and, sara said, everybody is pretty used to me doing it. I like to keep my hands busy while I listen to conversation or whatever.

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Yes, I knit in public. smile My friend and I have been known to practice our crochet in public too. I can't sit and do nothing so I either have a book with me or I sit and knit.

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I kip, and when I forget my knitting and see someone else kip, then I always wish I had brought mine. My church has a prayer shawl ministry, so knitting in church and at various meetings is considered a good thing. Also, knitting during public presentations or classes, provided that the presenter is still obviously being paid attention to, is something I do. This is the best time to complete long stretches of 2x2 rib or just flat knitting.


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I agree completely, I spent time this summer knitting a few chemo caps, and a premie hat to donate. Mostly, people didn't look at me funny, and of course my family is used to it.


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Yes, I have no problem knitting in public - on buses, Starbucks ....

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Me, too. Although, now the kids are gone and I'm retired, and my dear MIL is gone, a lot of my 'knitting time' has evaporated. We quit watching TV several years ago, and just don't seem to have a lot of those waiting moments these days.

Many of the projects that I do are the kind that can be done without looking much, so they are way too boring to just sit and knit, but perfect for waiting rooms, soccer matches or little old lady shopping. frown

One good thing is that I have branched out to learn some new things: like beads! Oh so pretty, but I really have to pay attention to counting and charts. No chatting with those, yet.


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I LOVE knitting, and usually when I'm home I have other things I "need" to get done. So I take my knitting with me, and knit whenever I can.

LOVE LOVE LOVE to knit!


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