Salty Knitters Are Loose and Ready to Weave!

Have you ever loved your hobby so much you wished everyone could share it? Some think knitting is something for Grandma and her friends at the senior center, but a rogue band of nighttime knitters in West Cape May, New Jersey are out to prove that knitting rocks!

For the past three months, almost anywhere you look in the quiet town of West Cape May, NJ, you'll see something dressed in warm, woven colors by the Salty Knits. From car antennas and trees, to telephone poles, to wrought iron images atop residential gates, nothing has been off-limits to the designer talents of this young, anonymous band of knitters who strike by night to adorn their community in cozy colors.

" Just about anything we can tie it on, we put it on," confesses one undercover knitter. "It's definitely entertaining," says another. "It's a conversation piece for the rest of the day," she relates to Steve Hartman of CBS News. Love and passion for their hobby are clearly the spark for the group, who seem to be winning over residents with their creative, gentle assaults. Mayor Pamela Kaithern certainly concurs, "For the most part, it's brought a lot of joy to the town." Another resident says, "I just love the quirkiness of it, the mystery of it." Despite all their supporters, though, apparently not all citizens value the creative generosity of this energetic, literally tight-knit band. One of their prized pieces was cut down overnight. Mayor Kaithern sees the swiftness of how some works come down as nearly an equal puzzle to how they appear, especially considering evident community support.

Each shearing of their efforts seems only to motivate the secretive weavers more. They redouble their knitting speed and roll more vibrant threads into balls. While it is ironic that police refuse comment on these benevolent bandits, and have no plans for any consequences that may result if ever they are taken into custody, there has been a 15 to 20% upsurge over the past three months in hits to online knitting spots like Knitty, an online magazine. A new knitting fever might be contagious, too, as even Mo Rocca was seen on this past edition of Sunday Morning getting knitting lessons from a fanatic nine-year-old male knitter! It could be that knitting is a perfect coping strategy in these hyper technological times. Now let me see if I can find Grandma's favorite needles somewhere.

Sources:

cbsnews.com

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