WWKiP Day
Last year, Chris and I celebrated World Wide Knit in Public Day at Broadview Espresso. This year, after hearing about Streetknit’s plans for a group knitting world record attempt, we went out to the Junction to join in.
It would have taken more than 1,000 knitters to set the record. I actually thought it was possible so I couldn’t help but feel some disappointment when the final count was somewhere between 150 and 200 knitters. In a crafty city like Toronto!? Maybe next year.
[Photos 1 & 3 courtesy of Chris]
Tags: Streetknit, WWKiP
June 13th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
What a shame you didn’t make the record
…great turnout though 
I too went to my WWNiP day yesterday (The Rocks, Sydney, Oz) and our turnout was around 90 people, it was a great day catching up with fellow knitters & ravelers. I think it’s fantastic being out & about with others sharing the love of knitting together.
Your day sounded great, it would have been heaps of fun to be there also
June 13th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Oh, I wish I had known about it. It would have been be a good excuse to go into town. Shame it didn’t get the world record this time, next year maybe? I’m sure the bad weather didn’t help either.
June 14th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Still looks like it was a lovely event! Here in London we knit in Kensington Gardens and got stared at by tourists, it was loads of fun : )
June 14th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Sorry you guys didn’t break the record. But here’s some good news — you won the book giveaway I was having on my blog (yes, I realize I’m a little late, sorry!). E-mail me your mailing info please, and congratulations!
June 16th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Knit in public day totally passed me by! But it looks like fun even if you didn’t break the record – I always imagine Toronto as a place full to the rafters with knitters, so it’s a shame more didn’t make it out. next year indeed, though!