I crochet in public just about every day. On the bus, on the train, at work, at the park, at the diner…any place I can sit down and have a minute.

I always knit on my lunch break (I get a lot of stares, working in an industrial environment and knitting!), as well as in the car, in restaurants and pubs. Wherever I am, the knitting bag goes!

I crocheted in public on the 13th at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA. There was a very good crowd of knitters and they didn’t mind me joining them with my hook.

I knit with a group of women many Sunday’s (including the last one) at a Starbucks in downtown Zurich.

I took my crochet project to a baseball game in round rock TX, I had several people stop and talk to me about my project, I was making a crochet top for my 8 year old dd in white cotton. My project go with me everywhere, I also crochet in cars, on planes, during soccer and baseball games(both my kids games and pro games) at my dd’s school, during swim lessons, dance lessons, you get it everywhere I will be waiting for someone.

I knitted on the 13th for about two hours making a wash cloth in the middle of Times Square- New York. It was a lovely day and there were lots of people around me but no other knitters.

We held a WWKiP gathering outside our local craft store for four hours — over a dozen of us, some new folks stopped in and even had some “lookers” to see what we were up to. Four of us started out the morning at our local Starbucks and we are going to meet once a month on a Saturday since it seems to be a busy place!

I also carry a project to pick up if I am waiting for an appointment and usually work on a Project Linus blanket during work meetings. I have a very supportive boss who understands I am actually concentrating more on the meeting because my hands are busy! Ha!

I couldn’t find a group where I live, so I decided to just knit on my own when I was out with a few friends. I knitted in the car, in the park, and at a walmart. It was fun,about two people who saw knew it was knit in public day.

I have a hour long train commute into Boston 3 days a week for an internship, and I have started bringing my knitting with me to pass the time. Normally no one says anything, but on Thursday June 18th, the conductor came and sat with me for a little while to talk about my knitting projects. He asked me what I was currently working on (a skirt) and if I’ve made anything else. He then told me that there was a woman on one of the morning trains who is also knitting, and he is always so impressed with anyone who can knit.

I was recently knitting on a bus going to a workshop in Roswell, GA. One man told me that ‘his Mom used to do that’ and another one chimed in that his ‘grandmother always knit and he didn’t know anyone did that anymore’. They were both fascinated , as was a little 4 year old who sat right next to me and seemed to be trying to figure out how I was doing it. It was definitely a fun encounter!

I think I missed the official WWKIPD, but I knit on the beach on Sunday. There were people clamming and others walking along the sand and I sat against a log and watched them. Logs aren’t comfortable for long-term sitting so I’ll bring a cushion next time!

I always have a sock going at my desk at work, and knit on it during times I’m reading or pausing to think.

I also knit in public every chance I get. The first weekend, we were at Put-in-Bay, on an island on the North coast of Ohio. I knit in many of the pubs on the island, at the winery and while riding around in a golf cart. I also knit atop the Perry’s Monument, a national monument, the 3rd tallest in the USA. My knitting goes with me everywhere!

Knit in Public Day also fell during the six weeks of fundraising Wal*Mart has for Children’s Miracle Network. We held a “knit or crochet a hat for a preemie” day and offered an instructor to help people learn to do either. It was a wonderful success!! We had three to ten people knitting or crocheting at tables set up in the aisle near the craft department for most of the day and people were also free to stop and chat or learn all day long. We had a few moms stop and tell us thank you because they had received hats in the past from their hospital. We had grandmothers who came to “relearn” and teens who came to learn for the first time. I was amazed at all the people who stopped to talk about their grandmothers or aunts and shared precious memories. We offered a basic pattern for knitting or crocheting and have collected over 150 handmade hats to be donated to local hospitals. I gave them the Lion website address because you have such great beginning instructions. We helped raise awareness for CMN, preemies and knitting; but we had a lot of fun, sparked a lot of interest in many young people to learn, and rekindled many happy memories for a lot of people.