Where My Stitches At?: Meet the Memphis Knit Mafia
Where My Stitches At?: Meet the Memphis Knit Mafia
Memphis isn't really known for its mob ties, but there's one group in town that you should be aware of.
Maybe you've seen them out, huddled in a corner of a restaurant, heads bowed, looking hard at their hands. You may have noticed their distinctive, colorful tags on buildings all over town. They look something like this:
The tags are the work of the Memphis Knit Mafia, the cutest familia in Memphis.
Forget your assumptions about a group of public knitters. The women of the Memphis Knit Mafia are young professionals, mothers, and students. They love barbecue tofu nachos, foul language and Malabrigo yarn. And, they meet weekly to work on socks, scarves, sweaters, shawls and hats in bars and coffee shops.
The group was founded in the spring of 2008. Like any good gang, the women of the Memphis Knit Mafia are super close. They rarely invite outsiders to their meet ups, and new members are added based on personality, not skill. (Their online community, however, is open to all.)
If you'd like to check out the Memphis Knit Mafia's work, there are tags at Cafe Eclectic and Republic Coffee.
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