‘Knitting Cafes’ on the Rise in US
Zaman - November 25 2006
Most of us used to spend the winter knitting a pullover, hat, or scarf when we were young. The days of taking no regard of brand-name clothes are returning in America. The number of knit cafes in Manhattan, which aren’t common in Turkey, is increasing.A knit café on 14th street called “Knit New York” is among those attracting notice with its considerable number of customers. Chaleni Arett, the manager of the café, said the number of their customers has sharply increased, particularily since last year. “We have long been in this business. The knitted products have been of great interest recently, mostly due to fashion designers and cinema. For instance, people want the same scarf they see in a film, especially when they realize that what they want is actually a knitted item, they want to do it themselves and instead of doing it at home they come here and make knitting a lot more enjoyable for themselves while also making new friends.” Arett also noted that it was possible to discover new models or come up with new knitting techniques while sipping tea or coffee. She thinks knitted products will always be popular. [more]
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