▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁a ▁" St itch ▁' N ▁B itch " ▁where ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁kn it ters ▁get ▁together ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁projects , ▁discuss ▁[ kn itting ▁patterns ], ▁troubles ho ot ▁their ▁work ▁and ▁just ▁social ize . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁term ▁has ▁been ▁" kn itting ▁circle " ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁numerous ▁groups ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁growing ▁individually , ▁but ▁also ▁forming ▁international ▁communities . ▁Commun ities ▁also ▁exist ▁online , ▁with ▁blog s ▁being ▁very ▁popular , ▁alongside ▁online ▁groups ▁and ▁social ▁networking ▁through ▁medium s ▁such ▁as ▁Y ahoo ! ▁Gr oups , ▁where ▁people ▁can ▁share ▁tips ▁and ▁techniques , ▁run ▁compet itions , ▁and ▁share ▁their ▁kn itting ▁patterns . ▁More ▁people ▁are ▁finding ▁kn itting ▁a ▁recre ation ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁h ob by ▁with ▁their ▁family . ▁Kn itting ▁parties ▁also ▁are ▁becoming ▁popular ▁in ▁small ▁and ▁large ▁communities ▁around ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Gra ff iti ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁de cade , ▁a ▁practice ▁called ▁kn itting ▁gra ff iti , ▁guer illa ▁kn itting , ▁or ▁ ▁y arn ▁bomb ing — ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁kn itted ▁or ▁cro ch et ed ▁cloth ▁to ▁modify ▁and ▁beaut ify ▁one ' s ▁( us ually ▁out door ) ▁surr ound ings — emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁spread ▁world wide . ▁Mag da ▁Say