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May 15, 2005
Now this my dears...
... is a knitted dress. Try to ignore the small white dog attacking the lady's head, get up close to your screen this is worth ruining your eyes for.
Jean Paul Gaultier couture, autumn/winter 1998/9
This is from Knitwear in Fashion, by Sandy Black, which leapt into my hands and plucked the credit card from my purse at the Knit2Together exhibition at the Crafts Council here in London, which ends this weekend. I had been meaning to go for ages, but at last, on Friday, I got there and I'm so glad I did. Of course I left the catalogue in Mother's car, so I can't tell you who's work I liked best, but I found it absolutely inspiring.
So isn't that dress amazing? The cables...
Something else that inspired me yesterday was Tracy's Poetry. The sweater is spectacular and her post is sage: 'I think the main thing I've learnt from knitting Poetry is never to think something is out of reach.'
And just in case you needed any more inspiration:
Socks, anyone?
Vivienne Westwood, 'On Liberty' collection, autumn/winter 1994/95
Posted by Anna at May 15, 2005 05:06 PM
Comments
The dress--white dog aside--is lovely, but the socks! oh the socks. Vivienne Westwood, will you ever stop amazing me?
Posted by: Ashley at May 15, 2005 06:38 PM
Oh, I MUST make those socks... I see in my not-so-distant future a desperate attempt at recreating them.
Posted by: Cari at May 15, 2005 07:09 PM
Oh, how I love this book! If I didn't hold it in such high regard, mine would be totally dog-eared and drool-stained by now. Brilliant...
Posted by: Mary-Heather at May 15, 2005 07:37 PM
I feel like Yoda now!
Posted by: Tracy at May 15, 2005 08:38 PM
I love the socks too....your post makes me feel as if knitting can be very very hip!
Posted by: michele at May 15, 2005 10:27 PM
I'm loving those socks. I think I might have to get that book very soon.
Posted by: Mary at May 16, 2005 12:24 AM
Need the book! Love the socks! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Rachel at May 16, 2005 07:40 AM
Now that is a knitted dress. Has it inspired you further? Extraordinary construction - where would one start to knit it?
Posted by: Anita at May 16, 2005 12:22 PM
There you go. Ignore the fluffy white thing under the dress, too. ;-)
Posted by: Joan C at May 16, 2005 04:52 PM
I thought someone would have already mentioned this - but the socks were recreated in an old Interweave Knits. They used Rowan 4ply Yorkshire Tweed. I am pretty sure it was the winter 2004 edition.
Posted by: Jacqueline at May 16, 2005 10:13 PM
Those Viv. W socks were the inspiration for the socks in interweave knits this past winter! Oops i see that someone just wrote that! Oh well, i'm going to comment about it too. anyway, go for the knit dress! I'd wear one
Posted by: Ugly Agnes at May 17, 2005 09:21 PM