‘Let out your inner granny’: Moviegoers go to Vienna cinema for knits and flicks


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025

Vienna’s Votiv Kino has become the latest movie theatre in Europe to offer craft cinema nights, a trend trailblazed by Nordic countries. Photo: AFP

Armed with yarn, needles and hooks, dexterous moviegoers flock to a cinema in Vienna every month to combine their favourite hobbies: knits and flicks.

With many having turned to time-honoured crafts like crochet and knitting during the Covid-19 pandemic, a growing number of enthusiasts are looking to connect with the Austrian capital’s craft community in real life.

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