Flock was started by Melissa, Melina and Marietta.
We are into knitting and the feeling you get from taking some time out of your busy day to sit and knit together. We love creating unique pieces of knitting by designing our own patterns and enjoying the process of knitting. We believe you don’t have to be an experienced knitter to produce something individual and personal to you.

Flock came together in 2004. We are inspired by the Danish book “Everybody’s Knitting” which writes about a pre-industrial time when knitting was a respected, ancient art. Knitting Rooms were attended by the whole community, with families creating their own patterns and handing them down through the generations...

Excerpts from “Everybody’s Knitting” by Kirsten Hofstatter

“Show me your knitting and I will tell you what you are like.” Russian proverb

“We forget that knitting is an ancient art which in pre-industrial societies was essential to the household’s economy; it was not, as it is today, an exclusively feminine hobby to joke about…”

“All round the coast of the British Isles fishermen’s families knitted the famous fishermen’s sweaters in plain colours, but with intricate cable patterns… Each family had its own particular pattern, which meant that the origin of the wearer was readily available in case of an accident at sea. These patterns did not come out of a knitting book; they were created by the knitters themselves and handed down through the generations…”

“In Jutland (Denmark) there were knitting rooms attended by the whole village, where stories were told and spinning competitions held…”