Knit & Crochet in Public Week: Talking to Strangers
To begin, I’d like to share an exchange that occurred in a waiting room last year: Young boy: HEY! What are you doing? Me: Oh, hey there. You mean this? I’m crocheting a scarf. Young boy: CROW-saying?...
View ArticleKnit & Crochet in Public Week: Finishing What You Start
Ever since I committed to learning crochet, I’ve found myself trading in my needles for hooks more often than not. So for me, this year’s Knit & Crochet in Public week has been all about returning...
View ArticleKnit & Crochet in Public Week: Knittin’ Out in the Open
Crafting started as something fun to do once in a while, like during a rainy day or on the odd vacation weekend. I have a few memories of making massive collages of tiny horses cut out of magazines, or...
View ArticleKnit & Crochet in Public Week: Finding the right project
I’ve knit in public quite a bit over the years – when I lived in Massachusetts, I knit about 2 pairs of socks a month just on my 2-3 hour daily train commute! Now most of my public crafting seems to be...
View ArticleKnit & Crochet in Public Week: Tinking in public
I’ve never been one to shy away from public crafting. In fact, if my hands aren’t busy all the time, I basically just fuss and fidget and drive myself nuts. So, it’s no surprise that many of the folks...
View ArticleCraft in Public Contest!
The World Wide Knit in Public Week is coming up in just a month! While we knit (and crochet and spin) in public all the time, we thought we’d celebrate our crafting with a fun contest! We want to see...
View ArticleWorld Wide Crafting In Public
This Saturday, June 13th, is World Wide Knit in Public Day! How much do you knit in public? Whether it’s in a coffee or bookshop, on public transportation or in the park, I always have my knitting with...
View ArticleCraft in Public Contest!
The World Wide Knit in Public Week is coming up in just a month! While we knit (and crochet and spin) in public all the time, we thought we’d celebrate our crafting with a fun contest! We want to see...
View ArticleWorld Wide Crafting In Public
This Saturday, June 13th, is World Wide Knit in Public Day! How much do you knit in public? Whether it’s in a coffee or bookshop, on public transportation or in the park, I always have my knitting with...
View ArticleKnit in Public Day 2017
This past Saturday the Knit Picks staff celebrated World Wide Knit In Public Day 2017 with an event at Overlook Park in Portland, OR. We invited our local customers and their friends to join us for an...
View ArticleWe came. We saw. We knit.
Knit in Public Day 2018: Recap This past Saturday we loaded up our cars with yarn, books, and a giant unicorn and headed out to Overlook Park in north Portland to host our annual Knit Pick-nic....
View ArticleHappy World Wide Knit in Public Day from Knit Picks!
Knit Picks would like to wish you a very happy World Wide Knit in Public Day! Like much of the world, we spent the past year working remotely. So it was great fun to host our own KIP (knit in public)...
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