Knitting Party

When we decided for knitting as a focus of this issue, we definitely wanted to have a knitting party. The party took place at the historical address of "Unter den Linden" in Berlin Mitte. While enjoying tea and a piece of cake, some handled their first stitches, while others continued working on their pullover project.

Styling: sisterMAG Photos: Ashley Ludäscher Wool: Artesano Yarns Location: Wolff Verlag Berlin

On the next pages you will find many ideas and tips for your own knitting party. Have fun with our projects, recipes and DIYs with tutorials and patterns for download.

Wonderful natural wool in blue and brown from the British Online Shop artesano . The wool looks especially nice when displayed in baskets or enamel bowls.

A big chunk of bright red yarn welcomes our guests at the big entrance door. This red yarn leads up the stairs to the first floor, where our party takes place in the rooms of Wolff Verlag L, a small publishing house, focused on history, art and literature.

An afternoon at Unter den Linden

For our friends who still need an idea for their next project, we put out knitting books and magazines. We use little pom poms in different colours as bookmarks (click on the scissors to see the tutorial)

Wonderful: vintage magazines from the 50s. You can find them on ebay or at flea markets.

The bouquets are tightly wrapped in white yarn. Dipped into water they soak the water and will hold up for a few hours standing nicely in a corner without a vase.

Anna (above) studies an old pattern. Ashley (bottom right) forages for ideas in vintage issues of the magazine »Garn & Wolle«.

Circles and balls are sticks are wrapped in the theme of the party: colourful wool. pompoms, balls of wool or our cake centerpiece: it is a nut cake with chocolate frosting, fully covered in chocolate hazelnut balls.

Marshmallows covered in white chocolate. The wooden sticks are wrapped in colorful wool.

Delicious tea cocktail for chilly afternoons: Infuse peppermint and green tea. Pour 10 ml elderflower syrup into each glass, fill up with the tea. Add a slice of lemon.

A square-cut basket serves as goodie bag for our guests. It is filled with wool from artesano, a handmade letter (made out of wire – download tutorial below) and a white primrose. As decoration we made knitting needles using wooden sticks and beads, dipped in blue paint.

handmade chocolate, wrapped in transparent paper. It is super easy and you can get very creative. Our guests got white chocolate with cranberries and pecans, as well as dark chocolate with dates, popcorn and some almonds. Simply melt chocolate, pour onto aluminium foil and sprinkle on dried fruits, nuts etc.

The best reward is to take home a finished project at the end of the afternoon. On Pinterest we found these L little, crocheted bows. At our party, several of these cute accessories were knitted. We created a tutorial for you to download (click on the scissors).