Groton Samantha Clark of Ashaway, R.I., and Wendy Rein and Lisa Kideckel of Mystic were taking advantage of the warm weather Tuesday to spend time knitting at Esker Point Beach.
The women are part of a knitting group at Driftwood Yarns in Groton, but since the COVID-19 pandemic started last year, they have not been able to meet inside the shop. Early on, the group originally had 12 to 16 members but quickly dropped to a smaller number for their weekly gathering outside the shop.
When the weather turned cold, they were down to four members and moved indoors, alternating between Kideckel s and another member s heated garages. The garages were large enough that members could socially distance and they have been very cautious.