My thoughts for a while have been to buy a series of blocks to be hung on the wall (or home made blocks). Just small blocks maybe 10x10cm which are 5cm deep. Over each block I then want to experiment with a few colours which I'd like to inspire a small collection I'm hoping to make. Each block will use a different texture or material in either some sort of manipulated fabric/fabrics or knitted. One idea I picked up at the 100% design show was to manipulate felt as if it were paper used in origami to form a three-dimensional form. Other ideas have included knitting with different coloured yarns and stitches.
To further these ideas having just watched Kaffe Fassett's 'Glorious Colour' (whilst making pom poms for my chair) he showed how frightened people are to just try and knit without a pattern. One episode followed a class he was teaching. He had asked them all to bring along a variety of colours and types of wool and an image they liked. From this image they were then to knit using the colours from the image. The results they produced, although I must say a little dated as the program did air in 1988, we're fascinating to see.
Originally when thinking over my idea of these series of blocks I had thought to only try geometric forms. After seeing this program I think I shall now experiment with more arbitrary forms, trying for the first time to knit in intarsia without a pattern. This will only be the second time I've knitted intarsia.
In total at the moment I envisage at least 16 small squares. My only issue is where to put them without putting 16 holes in the wall. So I may have to hang them off 4 hocks on a series of strings. This is a problem I shall come to later as my ideas always seem to evolve as I go along.
To further these ideas having just watched Kaffe Fassett's 'Glorious Colour' (whilst making pom poms for my chair) he showed how frightened people are to just try and knit without a pattern. One episode followed a class he was teaching. He had asked them all to bring along a variety of colours and types of wool and an image they liked. From this image they were then to knit using the colours from the image. The results they produced, although I must say a little dated as the program did air in 1988, we're fascinating to see.
Originally when thinking over my idea of these series of blocks I had thought to only try geometric forms. After seeing this program I think I shall now experiment with more arbitrary forms, trying for the first time to knit in intarsia without a pattern. This will only be the second time I've knitted intarsia.
In total at the moment I envisage at least 16 small squares. My only issue is where to put them without putting 16 holes in the wall. So I may have to hang them off 4 hocks on a series of strings. This is a problem I shall come to later as my ideas always seem to evolve as I go along.