WE ARE KNITTERS
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HIVER 2023
we are knitters
We Are Knitters is a brand where a passion for knitting meets creativity. Co-founder Alberto Bravo answered our questions.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
My name is Alberto Bravo and I’m the co-founder and creative director of We Are Knitters. I’m 36 and live in Madrid.
How did We Are Knitters come about?
It was on a trip to New York years ago. We saw attractive wool stores, people knitting in cafés and even on the subway. On our return to Madrid, none of this was happening – quite the contrary. Knitting was for grannies. We thought that, like all fashions, it would eventually come to Spain, so we decided to launch the brand.
What are We Are Knitters' values?
Our mission is to give. Knowing the work and effort behind each garment means that when you realize how many hours it takes to make a sweater, for example, and then you find other sweaters for €20 in certain stores, the least you can do is ask yourself how it is.
How did your passion for knitting come about?
It was actually on the way back from our trip to New York. We didn’t know how to knit, but we tried it out and learned from the video tutorials we found online. We loved it and have been doing it ever since.
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Do you have any advice on how to start knitting?
Lots of patience. Although knitting is a relaxing activity, at first it can have the opposite effect because it doesn’t work for you. But as with everything, you only get better with practice.
An artist?
Romy
Clothing?
A good thick woollen sweater
A place?
Los Angeles
A passion?
Yoga
