The clicking of knitting needles will be heard in locations worldwide on Saturday, June 8 and Princeton will be no exception. Princeton Public Library is joining with Princeton Makes Artists Cooperative and the Center for Modern Aging for the 2024 Knit in Public Day, to be celebrated on the green at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 Harrison Street, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Knit in Public Day is a time to gather to celebrate a love of knitting, an informal event where knitting and crochet enthusiasts can find camaraderie in their craft and connect with local makers. The event features a yarn swap, free patterns, and “take and make” kits, including patterns and yarn, while supplies last. Participants are urged to bring a work-in-progress and a chair, and enjoy the company of other knitters.

Held each year on the second Saturday in June, Worldwide Knit in Public Day was started in 2005 as a way to make the solitary act of knitting an occasion to connect with other knitters in the community. In case of rain, the event will be moved inside the Princeton Makes store.

And for those for whom one day is not enough, the library sponsors Drop in and Knit on Wednesdays, June 5, 12, and 26, at 10 a.m. Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street.