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Every Tuesday a group of 10 or so women gathers around a table in Greenvale, telling stories and offering support over births, divorces, deaths and everything in between. "It's like therapy," said Cheryl Lavenhar, one of the leaders.

Only Lavenhar is no therapist. She's a co-owner of Knit, a store lined with shelves of knitting supplies and yarns in every color imaginable. The centerpiece is a handmade birch worktable where customers can sit down any time to learn a technique, work on a scarf or sweater, or take part in a community of women that's grown tighter than a cable stitch.

"They just come, they congregate, they network. Whatever it is anyone needs that day, we do," said Ellen Harra, another owner.

Continue reading Knitting friendships at a Greenvale yarn shop by Newsday's Becky Aikman.

Photo: Larita Moultrie-Blue of Freeport sits and knits at Knit in Greenvale. Photo by Newsday's David L. Pokress.