The 5th annual World Wide Knit in
Posted Jun 19, 2010 07:24:36 AM.
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Help put Cambridge on the map: by picking up those knitting needles, heading to civic square and putting yourself into the Guiness Book of World Records.
The 5th annual World Wide Knit in Public Day event runs from 8am to 12pm on Saturday June 19th. Artist in residence, Sue Sturdy will be holding a series of events and programs to explore knitting as a contemporary art form.
There’s even an opportunity for knitters to contribute pieces used to cover the main street bridge in knitting.
The current world record is 937 people. The organizers of this year’s event are hoping to break the record with at least one thousand people knitting and purling.
The event also offers a chance to socialize with other knitters, stage entertainment, a knitter’s vendor market and an opportunity to visit the art displays at The Cambridge Centre for the Arts.
Sophie McCann is the Arts Coordinator for the Cambridge Centre for the Arts. She says that participants should come at 8 am so that everyone can be accounted for. Each participant will receive an official certificate as well as instruction sheet before they start.
The group is going to try to break the record at 10:30.
For more information, visit www.cambridgecentreforthearts.ca
