Knitted Art is More Than Just Craft
I loved knitting when I was younger but admit I sometimes found it a little boring. I am one of those people who tends to flit from one activity to another without any true dedication to one particular form. I wish I could claim a level of initiative and creativity to really break out of the mold but in some ways I find I am also one of those people who follows instructions.
But there is an element out there, a faction if you like, of artists whose medium of choice is yarn and their tools of the trade are needles. And they are creating truly inspiring works, full of colour and form and often on an amazing scale.
On this page, I have gathered together some of the more interesting, innovative and sometimes amazing creations using knitting (and the occasional crochet) as the creative method.
Image used under a Creative Commons LIcence from WoofBC
These Sites Showcase Great Examples of Knitted Art
Knitted Art Is Also Known As Yarn Bombing
- Knitty Gritty: 15 Works of Knit Art and Graffiti
- From dissected lab specimens in wool to a knitted Ferrari and a few Daleks and Star Wars characters in between, you'll find these creations fascinating.
- Picture Knitting
- This gallery features knitted interpretations of landscapes and portraits.
- Knitted Landscape
- This compilation of galleries showcases beautiful photography of fun creations inserted into the landscape in innovative ways. In particular, the mushroom and olive gallery -Sept-October 2006 - is especially enjoyable
- Artist Carol Hummel
- Carol loves to integrate her work into the landscape. Whether it is dressing a tree for her "Tree Cosy" or laying out a colourful path of stepping stones in her Macrame cord installation, Carol uses yarn and colour in intriguing and fun ways.
- Magda Sayeg - Knitta, Please
- Magda is a guerilla knitter and has spread her knitted love around streetscapes around the world. Hover over the birds to navigate her site
- The International Fibre Collaborative
- Check out the Saturn V Moon Rocket Project and the Gas Station Project
- Hyperbolic Crochet Pool on Flickr
- Many of these creations formed part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef display
Guerrilla Knitting
Knitted Art in the Dark
Examples of guerilla knitting include tree and lamp-post wrapping, adornment of public art and sculpture and additions to any street object or urban furniture which is a fixed or permanent structure.
Images of Guerilla Knitting
Great examples of Knitted Art
Guerilla Knitting in Austin: Image used under a Creative Commons licence from futurowoman
Guerilla Knitting hits The Waterfront Sheep: Image used under a Creative Commons licence from Alan in Belfast
guerilla knit bike rack, point reyes station: Image used under a Creative Commons licence from Rootytootoot
Girl With Jump Rope: mage used under a Creative Commons licence from malin_c
Knitted Tree
Colourful Knitted Art in the Park
"Tree Cozy is a tree - a natural object representing masculinity and strength -covered with a crocheted cozy - an emphatically handmade blanket representing femininity and comfort. On the most obvious level, it is a piece of clothing, personifying the tree and keeping it cozy and colorful throughout the year, enhancing the beauty of nature. On another, the brightly colored crocheted cozy wraps the tree in personal and cultural nostalgia evoking memories of bygone times and places when life was good. On yet another level, the cozy softens the strong tree form while also emphasizing it. It simultaneously caresses and encases the tree. The cozy covering the tree fluctuates between comforting blanket and suffocating cover-up; it conceals as much as it protects; it hides as much as it reveals. Tree Cozy was on display from 2005 through 2008 in Cleveland Heights, OH in front of Cleveland Heights City Hall."
see more of Carol Hummel's work HERE!
Tips To Create Your Own Knitted Art
- What Is Freeform
- A quick guide to freeform knitting and crochet
- Free Instructions - How To Knit Pictures
- Get the low down on picture knitting with charts and instructions
- Art of Crochet
- Get started with crochet using video tutorials and simple projects
- Knitting Tips
- Lots of instructional videos with help and tips on lots of techniques
Pink Knitted Tank
Knitted Art not War
This 'Protest in Pink' is constructed from more than 4,000 six inch pink knitted squares. A tank used in World War II is covered in the squares which have stitched together to cloak the vehicle. This protest which was held in front of the Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center in the centre of Copenhagen, was created by Marianne Joergensen with contributions from around 1,000 volunteers from all over the world. It was intended as a gentle protest against the war in Iraq. As Marianne says; "Unsimilar to a war, knitting signals home, care, closeness and time for reflection."
Find out more about this project at Pink M.24 Chaffee
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Knitted Art Car
Image used under a Creative Commons licence from Digital Sextant
Free Knitting Patterns
- Lion Brand Yarn Company
- Free knitting patterns
- Coats and Clark
- Free knitting patterns
- Bernat
- Free knitting patterns
- Patons
- Free knitting patterns
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- Free Knitting Patterns
- TLC Home - Free Knitting Patterns
- A collection of free pattern sites
Gather Your Yarn
Knitting Art
As some knitters craft mittens and sweaters, others find themselves taking flight into the realm of art. Some become true fiber artists, creating exhibition-quality quilts and sweaters and shawls, yarn mobiles and sculptures and gigantic abstract installations. An exploration of art knitting, this book profiles eighteen of the most prominent and intriguing practitioners of this craft-turned-art. Karen Searle, herself a recognized fiber artist, examines the works and inspirations of each of these knit artistsKnitting Art: 150 Innovative Works from 18 Contemporary Artists
is available from Amazon.com Great Deals On Knitting Supplies
What Are Your Thoughts On Knitted Art?
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mumsgather
May 7, 2012 @ 4:31 am | delete
- Oh my goodness. I can't believe seeing that whole car covered in knit!
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mamabush
Apr 26, 2012 @ 11:17 am | delete
- Wow...incredible! I absolutely love the tree cozy. Guerilla knitting...who knew? :)
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printabledolls
Feb 5, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
- I LOVE IT!!!!!
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Pukeko
Jan 20, 2012 @ 6:49 am | delete
- This knitted art is so cool. I love the Guerrilla Knitting, never heard of it before. Blessed.
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Holysheepskin
Jan 15, 2012 @ 8:53 pm | delete
- oh my goodness, that's a lot of knitting! pretty neat though I must say!
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