The boy who knits

 

The Australian Jake Henzler got seriously into knitting about three years ago, but the real fame and recognition he got after creating the original hand-knitted blanket panel "Copenhagen Building Blocks". Through creativity he expressed his impressions of the capital of Denmark, where he lived for a year and where he fell in love with the recognised Danish architecture.

The Australian artist based each “block” of the large blanket on a different district of the city. To make them suitable for knitting, Henzler simplifies the traditional architectural styles into geometric forms that capture the essence of Danish charm. After the knitted blocks are completed, he organizes them into a grid and stitches them together. Square windows, tall doors, and ornate wooden rooftops unite the knitted mosaic, while the subtle chromatic variation speaks to each building's individuality. Although some blocks appear more minimalistic in detail and color palette, others feature whimsical floral patterns on the facade and intricate rooftops.

Since composing the checkered blanket, Henzler has since utilized the graphic designs in other knitted art such as pillows and baby blankets.

Despite the popularity of this particular work, the passion of Jake is not "large forms", but... cute knitted toys. "While I knit one toy I already have an idea for the next one in my head. So I start making a new toy right after the previous one, " says the knitter, and the founder of the brand Boy Knits World.

Each adorable animal, plant or bird has a name, and sometimes the whole story behind. They change outfits, do creative work, read books, prepare for holidays... live their lives to the fullest :)

Ten of his more adorable small creatures are included in his book titled «Little & Friends», with exceptional analytical instructions for their knitting.

 

 

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Openwork-lace stitches for cool summer knits

Openwork and lace stitches are hot trend for spring/summer 2020.
Get inspired by the catwalks and knit gorgeous sweaters, dresses ans shawls:

Agnona

 

Agnona

Marco Rambaldi

Marco Rambaldi

 

Marysia

Nanushka

Phillip Lim

Telfar

 

Find here  easy openwork-lace stitch tutorials:

 

Lace stitch1:

   

 

Lace stitch2:

  

 

Lace stitch3:

  

 

Lace stitch 4:

  

 

Lace stitch 5:

 

Women crochet plastic mats for the homeless

Plastic bags end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean because people litter them everywhere. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags. Fish eat thousands of tons of plastic a year, transferring it up to the food chain to bigger fish and marine mammals. Despite all of this, plastic bags are in almost everywhere because retail giants continue to use.

In order to support this plastic bags problem, there’s a method called “plarn.”
Plarn is short for “plastic yarn.” Plarn is made by cutting plastic grocery bags into strips, which are then strung together into a single long mat which could use for homeless population as sleeping mats.

A church group in Sardis, Mississippi, around 15 women get together and collect plastic bags, afterward, they work as a team on creating this plastic yarn. They do it every week. They are good at stitching therefore, the plarn comes nicely.

According to the ladies, each mat takes about 600 bags and can be quite time consuming. Since the mat has made up of plastic, homeless populations do not need to worry about bed bugs or lice.
Projects like plastic yarn can help both people and the environment as long as our society has plastic pollution and homeless populations.

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Trend report knitting: Cables

Cables are my absolute favorites when it comes to knitting! They are all time classic in knits! This season they are very trendy and as you can see they will be trendy next year also!


Take inspiration from the catwalks and knit wonderful cabled sweaters, jackets, dresses and accessories:

Victoria/Tomas 

 Monse

 Cristiano Burani

Loewe

Spencer Vladimir

Cadric Charlier

Tory Burch

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Linen stitch scarf

The Linen Stitch Pattern creates a beautiful flat, thin piece of knitting, similar to linens! It looks quite intricate, but it is simply a 2-row repeat of knits, purls, and slipped stitches. You can one or more colors, or a colorful yarn. Τhe stitch is not reversible, but it looks beautiful in both sides.  It's a great ways to consume yarn left-overs from your previous projects!

Right side of the linen stitch

Wrong side of the linen stitch

The linen-stitch (works with odd number of stitches):

Row 1: Right Side * K1, Yarn to Front, Slip 1 Purlwise, Yarn to Back * K1

Row 2: Wrong Side * Slip 1 Purlwise, Yarn to Front,  P1, Yarn to Back *, Slip 1

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until your work is the length you desire.

Alternatively, if you knit with circular needles, you can work always from the right side of work, cutting the yarn at the end of every row (leaving a long tail for fringe) and joining a new yarn at the beginning of each row (leaving a long tail for fringe).

The linen-stitch alternative (works with even number of stitches):

Row 1: (Right Side) K1 the through the back loop,* Yarn to Front, Slip 1 Purlwise, Yarn to Back, K1*, repeat from *to* to the end of row, finish with K1 the through the back loop.

Row 2: (Right Side) K1 the through the back loop,* K1, Yarn to Front, Slip 1 Purlwise, Yarn to Back*, repeat from *to* to the end of row, finish with K1 the through the back loop.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until your work is the length you desire.

Trend report - fringes

Fringes are back and they’re taking over jackets, dresses, bags and footwear. 
Get inspired by the catwalks and add fringes to your knits to create stunning and trendy knitwear.
Scroll down to see how to create fringe with the loop stitch.

Watch the video tutorial how to knit the loop stitch, or how to add fringes to a project using a crochet hook:





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Yarn World Map Art project by Vanessa Barragão

In celebration of a partnership between London’s Heathrow Airport and Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, fiber Portgual-based artist Vanessa Barragão was commissioned to create a massive botanical tapestry. 
Using a range of techniques including latch hooking, felt needling, carving, crochet, Barragão mapped out and built up a textural surface that emulates a map of the world. Earth’s diverse climates and topography are represented in yarn: the deserts of Australia and Africa are conveyed in warm, low-pile colors, whereas Barragão represented the lush rain-forests of South America and the high peaks of central Asia with shaggy deep greens and coiling crocheted ridges. The artist also incorporated native plants like China’s Gingko biloba, European Cypripedium calceolus and the coffee of Africa. 

Barragão spent 520 hours on the piece, which is completely handcrafted and spans nearly 20 feet wide. The work is on view at Heathrow Airport’s departure area, echoing the diverse and globe-trotting guests who cross its path. 

Source: www.beautifullife.info