MEREDITH — Hands were busy and knitting needles clacking, the metallic scraping sound gently reverberating around the historic reading room at the Meredith Public Library, as a handful of people gathered for their weekly fiber arts get-together.

What started as a group of knitting enthusiasts coming together decades ago has since transformed into an ongoing assembly of fellowship, friendship and laughs.

The Knotty Knitters, open to new members at any experience level, gets together in front of the library’s fireplace every Thursday, seats in a circle with skeins of yarn balancing on armchairs. They’re ready to settle in and gab, and eager to help one another navigate knitting problems, or life in general.

“If you have a problem, there’s probably somebody here who can solve it,” said Cin

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