# Knit World, Christchurch Central City Knit World is a wool shop at 189 Peterborough Street, Christchurch Central City. [Call 03 379 2300]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Knit World is NZ's top retailer for quality yarns, expert knitting advice, and innovative patterns. Join our vibrant, creative community today”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Manchester St near Salisbury St, route 1, route 27, route 29) is 162 m away; a cycle lane passes within 135 m; council off-street parking is 107 m away. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 189 Peterborough Street, Christchurch 8013 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Wool _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 379 2300 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://knitting.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** info@yourwebsite.com _(Its own website)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [189 Peterborough Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/189-peterborough-street), 7 reports on file ## The reports nearby 2,676 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083573), [170 Peterborough Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/170-peterborough-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071538), Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9056579), [201 Salisbury Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/201-salisbury-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9034340), [211 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-kilmore-street) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9027405), [350 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/350-madras-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9015102), [185 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/185-kilmore-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8984751), [217 Salisbury Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/217-salisbury-street) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8950358), 301–315 Cambridge Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8939927), [260 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/260-manchester-street) - [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8938487), [155 Salisbury Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/155-salisbury-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8930049), [303 Cambridge Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/303-cambridge-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8928735), [185 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/185-kilmore-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Manchester St near Salisbury St, 162 m (routes 1, 27, 29, 44, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Manchester St near Kilmore St, 175 m (routes 1, 27, 29, 44, 91, 92, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Manchester St near Kilmore St, 203 m (routes 44, 91, 92) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 135 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Mainland Off-street parking, 107 m (36 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [Peterborough Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/peterborough-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Knit%20World%2C%20189%20Peterborough%20Street%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5253268,172.6414966) ## Nearby - [Mainland Uniforms](https://www.chch.live/business/mainland-uniforms-christchurch-central-city), Clothing, 9 m - [South Architects](https://www.chch.live/business/south-architects-christchurch-central-city), Architects, 28 m - [Fox and Associates](https://www.chch.live/business/fox-and-associates-christchurch-central-city), Surveyors, 36 m - [Coffee Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 135 m - [The Salisbury Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-salisbury-hotel-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 146 m - [Briscoes](https://www.chch.live/business/briscoes-christchurch-central-city), Houseware, 179 m - [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), park, 180 m - [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), park, 206 m - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), Botanic, 241 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## Also in Christchurch Central City - [Pillars Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pillars-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 237 m - [Global Living](https://www.chch.live/business/global-living-christchurch-central-city), Furniture, 262 m - [Forte 2](https://www.chch.live/business/forte-2-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 274 m - [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 289 m - [Southern Hospitality](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-hospitality-christchurch-central-city), Kitchen, 291 m - [Foley Towers](https://www.chch.live/business/foley-towers-christchurch-central-city), Hostels, 308 m - [Frobisher](https://www.chch.live/business/frobisher-christchurch-central-city), Interior Decoration, 313 m - [Forte Health](https://www.chch.live/business/forte-health-christchurch-central-city), Hospital, 317 m - [Carters](https://www.chch.live/business/carters-christchurch-central-city), Hardware, 318 m - [Urology Associates](https://www.chch.live/business/urology-associates-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 321 m - [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5253268&lon=172.6414966) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5253268,172.6414966,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Knit%20World) - [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8506289503), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Knit World?** A wool shop in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. **Where is Knit World?** 189 Peterborough Street, Christchurch Central City, on [Peterborough Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/peterborough-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5253268,172.6414966,17) **Is Knit World still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Knit World?** phone [03 379 2300](tel:+6433792300), its [website](https://knitting.co.nz), email [info@yourwebsite.com](mailto:info@yourwebsite.com) (its own website). **When is Knit World open?** Monday – Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What’s near Knit World?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/189-peterborough-street) holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Mainland Uniforms](https://www.chch.live/business/mainland-uniforms-christchurch-central-city) (9 m); the Manchester St near Salisbury St bus stop is 162 m away: routes 1, 27, 29, 44, 95; a cycle lane passes within 135 m; nearest park: [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve) (180 m). **What stood where Knit World is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5253268&lon=172.6414966) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/knit-world-christchurch-central-city Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/wool Suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city