This original stocking was knit by a mother for her baby girl Kate in the hopes that it would be with her for her whole life . . . just looking at it you KNOW it will be. I love knitting like this: totally unique, catered to the recipient, and finished with the highest level of skill. This is the kind of knitting that ends up in a museum one day! She even lined the inside with fabric and put a custom embroidered label inside. I wish I had something like this in my family! I come from a long line of sewers/knitters/craftsmen but we somehow don’t have any family heirlooms. What a shame! Guess it’s my job to create some when I have my own family . . .
Click the image or the link to go over to the Whistlepea Knits blog and read the full entry to see more detailed shots and read about the process she went through. It took her only two months to design and execute this beauty!
WOW. This Dutch company designs and installs custom fences with lace-like designs that are customized to the location/architecture/design of the space they’re going into. I’m in love. Go check out the other variations on this gorgeous concept over at their site, www.lacefence.com. You won’t regret it, I promise!
I came across this Etsy shop because of her paper cutouts, but I also am very taken by her prints. This one is titled The Search and it really speaks to me for some reason. It’s like a dream where you’re trying to figure something out about yourself and it’s just out of your reach . . .
One of my favorite pieces from her papercutting collection is this Frieda Khalo necklace. Most of her work has a sort of fantastical quality to it with a bit of a goth/scary edge, and this piece fits right in with that theme. If you want to learn more about her papercuts, read her All About Papercuts blog!
How cool is this? Yesterday I found furniture wearing a sweater, and today it’s headphones! Maybe that’s the trend this season, cover anything functional in knitting? Works for me! These fair isle headphones are available from fredflare.com and at only $44 are a total bargain. I kind of want to knock these off just for the challenge of knitting something to fit over something else . . . even though it isn’t very practical when I could just buy them for such a reasonable price. OHH! And now these just gave me the idea to attach headphones to a handknit hat . . . I may just try it when I get home tonight!
What have you come across lately in the “things covered with knitting” category?
Ok this one just takes the cake: Korean design firm kamkam covered furniture in felted sweater material and used traditional sweater closures to make the furniture function! Look at the buttons on those ottomans, they unbutton to reveal storage space inside! And the little pocket? That’s where you keep your remote, naturally.
The same concept applies to the other pieces as well (you can see more detail shots of them on Contemporist’s post about this), which unbutton or unlatch to reveal the internal shelves for storage. I love the color combos in this collection and the incredible off-beat take on simple Scandinavian style. I can imagine doing this as a DIY project with an old bookcase — and wouldn’t it be cool to use zippers instead of buttons/bands? Imagine a big bookcase filled with your yarn stash that’s then covered with knitting to keep the dust off your precious Koigu collection . . . brilliant!
