Stitch in Time Give Too

Eight-year-old Nikkolas Stroughter (right), whose mother Marie works at Knitting Arts in Saratoga, got his father Sebastian (left) interested in knitting.

"When her health permits, Elyce Elconin-Goldberg joins the "Knitzvah" group at the Jewish Community Center, and drops into Hurwitz's shop for some communal stitching. She calls Knitting Arts--which features a comfy living room area in the front, and a big worktable with additional couches and seating in the back--a "very cozy place to knit."

Hurwitz makes her shop available free to any group wishing to donate its finished articles to charity. Among those who consider the store their headquarters are the "Teen & Tween" knitters, who meet every Friday afternoon; the Knitters for Peace, a group of Symantec employees who produce blankets for the Afghans for Afghans project; and Hurwitz's own Good Works Group, whose items created for Hurricane Katrina victims were delivered through Oprah Winfrey's "Angel Network."

Hurwitz offers discounts on yarn and knitting supplies for every group, and encourages all of her customers to think of others in their knitting. Her website proudly features one of her most notable success stories--Nikkolas Stroughter, who hopes to send 100 scarves to the Red Scarf Project by the end of this year."

Excerpt from Saratoga News cover article, April 17. Read the entire piece here.