Part 3:4 – Knitting Patterns

Contemporary Knitting

The first thing I research was yarn bombing, even the word sounded cool. Lorna and Jill Watt have yarn-bombed many things in the past but the main one that caught my eye was the Buttmunches. It’s their most recent project that went viral and it is such a creative piece of art.

I came across ‘Queen Babs’ also known as Jane, when my mum showed me her artwork on Instagram. She also does yarn bombing, Her work is very colourful street art and she produces this work to “add colour to the city and make people smile”. I believe her work does exactly that. An article on the Daily Telegraph tell us exactly what she does and why. She takes donations from the public which helps fund her wool but she also gives an amount to charity.

Knitted items have become more popular again nowadays such as knitted jumpers. We associate knitted jumpers with winter, mainly known as ‘Jumper Season’.

The last thing I will mention is Sushi Amigurumi. It s a food set by Ami Amour. It really caught my eye as it is unique and different.

Historic Knitting

The next thing I came across was knitted clothing. Clothing was kitted for soldiers in the war to keep them warm. It prevented trench foot which could later lead to death.

I found a piece of artwork by Rowland Wheelwright (1870 – 1955) entitled ‘Irene Knitting In An Easy Chair’. It depicts a lady sitting in a chair knitting in front of an open fire.