She knew that her mother was a knitter. Though they had carpooled to the library because inclement weather didn't allow her to ride her bike, she had no way of knowing that her mother was there under "false" pretenses.

While she labored on her physics project, a few feet behind her many women were gathering. Not knowing that project bag after project bag, book after pattern book was being oohed and awed over and ultimately passed around.

Needing sustenance from the library cafe, the young girl turned around to………..

Spinning wool……..and a complete and indiscriminate display of Knitting In Public !

and the question "Mom ? What are you doing ?" …….Mom,……….the library is for books………Mom ?

Oh, not anymore sweet one……not anymore. The Maryville Ravelry group meets almost every Sunday from 1-5pm at the Blount County Library. Please come join us if you are in town. You can check our schedule at the Maryville Ravelers on www.ravelry.com.