Local yarn enthusiasts gather for public event

Local knitters and crocheters are invited to participate in a "knit in public" event June 18, in Rock Springs.

This is the eighth year a World Wide Knit in Public Day event will be held locally. More than a dozen knitters and crocheters participate each year, sharing their projects with each other, teaching new techniques and just having fun. Since they knit at local coffee shops, outside near a busy street corner, or in a restaurant enjoying lunch, many passersby stop to find out why the group has gathered.  

World Wide Knit in Public Day is unique, in that it is the largest knitter-run...