Knitting Architecture: 20 Patterns Exploring Form, Function, and Detail

Knitting Architecture: 20 Patterns Exploring Form, Function, and Detail

Knitting Architecture: 20 Patterns Exploring Form, Function, and Detail

Knitting Architecture: 20 Patterns Exploring Form, Function, and Detail

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Overview

Explore the true foundations of knitting design: construction, form following function, stability, and ornamentation.

The parallels between knitting a sweater and constructing a building seem obvious when considered. Sweaters suspend from yokes and shoulders; vertical planes are shaped to provide fit and allow movement; necklines, sleeves, and hems are adapted for specific purposes. Stitch patterns and textures elaborate design themes, and new and unusual materials can be used to striking effect.

Tanis Gray has curated a collection of designs from some of today's most innovative designers, all inspired by architectural themes. From accessories based on art-nouveau ironwork to a sweater that mimics Bauhaus style to a dress based on Greek sculpture, Knitting Architecture celebrates design through history.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781596687806
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/31/2013
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Tanis Gray is the former yarn editor for Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, Knit.1, Yarn Market News and the Debbie Bliss magazines. Currently she edits knitting books, works as a freelance designer, and teaches knitting.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

chapter 1 Form Follows Function 6

King's College Pullover Mari Muinonen 8

Burj Al Arab Skirt Olga Buraya-Kefetian 16

Sagrada Familia Cardigan Cirilia Rose 20

Porticus Socks Marjan Hammink 28

Opera House Srjell Suvi Simola 34

Wrought Iron Tote Angela Hahn 42

Fallingwater Hat Katharina Nopp 48

chapter 2 The Details 52

Pompidou Wrap Grace Anna Farrow 54

Arts and Crafts Cardigan Amy Christoffers 62

Mucha Cardigan Glenna Harris 70

Beaux Arts Cardigan Cecily Glowik MacDonald 78

Persian Shawl Kirsten Kapur 86

Byzantine Pullover Tanis Lavallée 92

Fisher Building Mittens Jane Dupuis 98

Rococo Mittens Jane Dupuis 104

chapter 3 The Materials 110

Tower of Pisa Shift Veera Välimäki 112

Bauhaus Cardigan Ann Weaver 120

Hotel Tassel Wrap Åsa Tricosa 126

Bird's Nest Shrug Tanis Gray 132

Erechtheion Pullover Maria Leigh 138

Abbreviations 144

Techniques 145

Sources for Yarns 155

About the Designers 156

Acknowledgments 158

Index 159

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