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Knitting While Watching Movies

Gains Popularity

Nearly 200 people in Vienna, Austria, gathered recently to enjoy two fun activities at

the same time.

They worked with needles and yarn. And they watched a movie together called The

Devil Wears Prada.

"It sounds a bit like a grandmother, but it's relaxing. And…what's wrong with letting the grandmother in us express herself," joked Austrian Alexander Koch. He is a 28-year-

old who crochets.

Knitting or crocheting while watching movies has gained popularity in Europe.

Luisa Palmer was one of the organizers of the event. Palmer said that, during the

COVID-19 pandemic, "A lot of people started knitting during the lockdown alone at

home." Palmer launched the knitting evenings once a month at Votiv Kino, a place to