Just an update for the Plymouth World Wide Knit in Public day tomorrow.  If it’s raining, people will be gathering upstairs in Starbucks (which is in the Mall).  Otherwise it’s on the grassy area at the Place de Brest (near SpecSavers)

Hope to see you at some point tomorrow!

World Wide Knit in Public Day 
Saturday 13th June 2009, La Place de Brest, Plymouth

World Wide Knit in Public Day began in 2005 as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other’s company.  Neighbours and friends could spend all their lives never knowing that the other knits.  This a specific day to get out of your house and go to a local event (with your knitting in tow) just for you and people like you.  Who knows you might even bump into someone you know!

WWKiP Day is unique, in that it’s the largest knitter run event in the world.  In 2008 there were 800 events around the world.  Each local event is put together by a volunteer or a group of volunteers.  They each organize an event because they want to, not because they have to.  WWKiP Day is really about showing the general public that knitting can be a community activity, for all ages, in a very distinct way.  In some places there are many different knitting groups that never interact with each other, on WWKiP Day they come together in one place, making them hard to miss.   

This year I’ll be going along to my local event which is being held at La Place de Brest in Plymouth City Centre.  If you’re from Devon or Cornwall why not join us as we knit with hundreds of other knitters around the world on the same day!