MIDDLETOWN—While most people don’t think about celebrating knitting in the summer, over 20 people came together on June 18 for a Knit in the Park event in Middletown.
The event coincided with international Knit in Public Day, which James Prather, the owner of Middletown’s fiber arts store, American Needleworks, used as his inspiration when he started the event three years ago. The park where the event takes place is located directly across from his store on North Street, and while he said it’s a nice way to bring in customers, his goal is to get people interested in the fiber arts.
“I sell yarn and I sell products, but we also are selling creativity,” he said. “This is an unending art form. It’s endlessly creative, and that’s what’s the fun part for me, and that’s what I want to share.”
