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Knit the night at Barneys!

Thibault — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:58:00 +0200

Woooo! WHAT A NIGHT! Last thursday, in order to celebrate Fashion's Night Out in New York City, the gang settled at Barneys and welcome knitters from all kind (fresh faced beginners, already crazy addicts like Chennie who learned how to knit with WATG,...). The main goal of this very night was to knit the biggest and crazyest blanket ever! A blanket of love, friendship and peace that will be auctioned soon to raise money for The National September 11th Museum & Memorial Foundation.

If you missed the event, don't worry you can't still be part of the blanket by sending us CRAZY SEXY WOOL knitted squares (25x25cm — 10x10 inches).

Send your knitted squares to:
Wool And The Gang
225 West 36th Street - 6th floor
10018 New York - New York USA

Thanks again to everyone who joined us at Barneys!
Check out our photos of the event:

Fashion's Night Out — Wool School at Barneys New York

Thibault — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:30:00 +0200

Hey gang!

In occasion of the Fashion's Night Out in New York City, an initiative from Vogue and many local supports, Wool And The Gang is hosting a Wool School at Barneys from 6 to 11pm, September 10th. To celebrate fashion our favorite designers, editors and friends will be knitting a square to complete a special, one-of-a-kind blanket to benefit charity. Come knit a piece of history with our cool collective and even knit a piece of your heart. Be part of the craziest blanket in the world. Be good, be bad, be proud, be you, and just knit it with us!

Join our Barneys New York knitting relay during Fashion's Night Out!
660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Main entrance, ground floor
From 6 to 11PM

More about Fashion's Night Out !

Join our Barneys New York knitting relay during Fashion's Night Out!
660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Main entrance, ground floor
From 6 to 11PM

First contest results

Thibault — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:58:00 +0200

Here are the results of our first creative contest "knit in public". Nadège Winter, our style director, helped us select the craziest creation that represent our gang spirit. OUR WINNER is KnitSpirit and her cool street knitting performance, inspirated by the Knitta Please artwork. We found it the most powerful and proud as it takes place in an everyday place. We also love the name "yarnbombing" ! Congratulations Gaëlle and enjoy your Tala Tank Top kit !

Congratulations also to the other contestants for their creations below.

Elene from Aufildelene

Martine Tominaga

Thanks a lot to everyone for participating, can't wait for the next contest !

Knit in Public Day contest

Thibault — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:13:00 +0200

While we are in a big rush for the SHINY HAPPY COTTON launch, here is something to have a lot of fun! We love knitting and we claim it as today is World Wide Knitting in Public Day! To celebrate, WOOL AND THE GANG is organizing its very first contest around the idea of outdoor knitting! We want to see you knitting in the sudway, in a train, under the rain, ... in the crazyest places! Be creative, be crazy, be proud and have fun !

Nadège Winter, our funky style director will choose the most creative one in the Wool And The Gang spirit. — TO WIN : a ready-to-knit kit from the SHINY HAPPY COTTON collection: our Tala Tank Top, this summer's must-have!

Send us your photos or video before June 30 at join@woolandthegang.com
Results on July 2 on the blog!

Aurelie Mathigot — I need space

Thibault — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:35:00 +0200

Aurelie Mathigot's world is made of textile. From embroidery, crochet or knitting, her work is questionning the ideas of recovery, second skin or protection. Her knitted sculptures and embroided pictures will be exhibited at Lacen Galerie (Paris) from the 28th of May to the 25th of July — and as she's a friend of the gang, some of her works are made with our CRAZY SEXY WOOL !

PREVIEW on thursday 28th of May, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. COME !

Galerie Lacen
20 rue de Picardie — Paris 3e
More infos www.lacengalerie.com

Knitting Party in Geneva — Pics

Thibault — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:45:00 +0200

Here are some pictures of our last KNITTING PARTY in Geneva at Noa Shop ! Thanks to all of you that came, it was so much fun ! Can't wait for the next one !!

The Selby is in your place

Thibault — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:15:00 +0200

Remember when we talked about Nadège apartment pictured by Todd Selby ? Tonight the man is opening his own exhibition "The Selby is in your Place" at colette (Paris). He's showing a compilation of the exploration work he started in June 2008 about creative friends in their creative environment. From his own friends he started photographing friends of friends from authors to actors, painters, performers and designers.

You'll discover apartments of André, Pierre Hermé, Scott Campbell, Peaches Geldof, Michael Stipe, Ines de la Fressange, Xavier Veihlan, and more... Today his site is garnering up to 30,000 hits a day, and now travelling from New York to Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Mexico, London and Paris in order to satisfy our curiosity !

At the same time Mr Selby gives us as a little gift beautiful pictures of our home sweet New York home, The Smile ! Enjoy the atmosphere !

"The Selby is in your Place"
From march 30th till May 2nd
@ Colette
213 Rue Saint Honoré
75001 Paris

The Smile
26 Bond Street
Between Lafayette and Bowery
New York, NY

Knitting Parties in Geneva

Thibault — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:10:00 +0200

Knitting parties are back in Europe and it's starting next week in Geneva (Switzerland) at Noa Shop ! As the last Jalouse magazine - hand made issue just came out, get your kit at the boutique and learn how to knit the special bag designed by Wool and the Gang for Jalouse. The magazine will be offered to knitters !

Wednesday 1st — 4pm to 7pm
Thursday 2nd of April — 6pm to 9pm

Noa Shop
10 bis rue du Vieux-College
1204 Geneva / Switzerland
T. +41 22 810 05 03

When New Yorkers knit crazy

Thibault — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0100

Every sunday at the Smile in New York, knitting parties are going on ! This time was in front of the shop, enjoying the nice weather was so much fun ! Jade was giving tips to start a lula hoop, helped by Graham, a knitting addict surfer from the very first kntting party ! On pictures you'll see an exclusive world premiere.... the tweed grey chunky helmet !! ahah ! Join us next sunday and you'll knit crazy !

The Smile
26 Bond Street
btwn Lafayette and Bowery
New York, NY

Barbie gangstawool at Prêt-à-Porter Paris

Thibault — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:15:00 +0100

At the most recent Prêt-à-Porter Paris fair, the most famous blonde doll was enthroned as queen. For the 50th anniversary of Barbie, her makers invited the trendiest designers to relook mademoiselle for the winter. For this, the Gang invested in knitwear – Nina Rich in her hair, knitted mini-leggings on her ankles and plenty of other wool accessories! Wool-gangsta Barbie is listening to Santogold while knitting her mittens, comfortably seated on her giant Crazy Sexy Wool creation. What else?

From 6 to 9 March, you can find the Barbies at The Box, the rendezvous for accessory designers at the Pavillon Cambon. A selection of photos of the dolls will then be exhibited at the Jardin des Tuilleries, in partnership with Atmosphère’s, the rendezvous for international talents. The Barbies will then be touring the world in concept stores and international department stores — Galeries Lafayette, Gum in Moscow, TAD in Milan… and the fairs of The Train and The Box in New York.

In the doll calendar — Wool and the Gang Barbie is april !

Barbie by Tamara Taichman for Tila March — and Delfina Delettrez

Knitting Party on Filles TV

Thibault — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:51:00 +0100

An update on our first Knitting Party at Colette in December: the crazy Emission Mode team from Filles TV was there to film everything! On the program were gossip, trends and moments of grace with our gangsta Chloé and her BIG GLAMOUR knitting needles!! ;)

The Smile ...

Thibault — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:25:00 +0100

Opening february 19th 2009, 26 Bond Street - New York City

Wool and The Gang @ Colette

Chloé — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:30:00 +0100

Wool and the Gang knitting Chalet exclusively at colette in Paris
And for sale right now on the colette eshop !!!
Check it out !!