Tag: knit
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Artist Creates Amazing Life-Size Crocheted Figures
Finnish artist Liisa Hietanen crochets and knits one-to-one imitations of her friends and fellow neighbors, accurately representing the subjects from their favorite outfits down to their furry companions. The series, Villagers, is a way for the artist to more deeply engage with those she often passes but might not interact with in her town of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. “I…
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This Ingenious Rocking Chair Knits a Beanie Just By Rocking In It!
In 2012, ECAL students Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex created the “Rocking-Knit“, an ingenious rocking chair that uses its own kinetic motion to effortlessly knit a hat. According to the inventors: “Rocking-Knit is a new interpretation of the rocking chair. It offers its user productive moments of relaxation. The to-and-fro movement of this armchair knits…
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A Huge Hand-Crocheted Tree Gives Visitors to Zurich’s Train Station a Full Sensory Experience
Renowned Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto has unveiled GaiaMotherTree, a monumental installation that aims to bring the spirit of the Amazonian rainforest inside Zurich’s Central Station. Organized by the Fondation Beyeler, the project sees a twenty-meter high sculpture extending right up to the ceiling of the station concourse. its see-through structure is made of brightly colored…
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A chicken lover knits jumpers for her hens
Meet Nicola and her mother Ann from Cornwall, England. In one of the more touching stories we’ve encountered recently, these ladies rescue retired battery chickens by giving them a new home. They own around 60 hens and half of them are former battery chickens, who, unfortunately, having spent all their lives in cages, are not able to acclimatize…
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Now You Can Learn Anatomy From Dissected Knitted Creatures!
If you have a visceral or ethical problem with animal dissection, then maybe Emily Stoneking’s artwork will help you learn about what makes animals tick without making you hurl or cry. If your memories of those high school classes are less than fond, she also has alien knit dissections as well. Stoneking sells these knitted animals…