KNIT

Week four began a very different journey and quite an exciting one at that. The experience of using actual knitting machines, compared to the usual two needles and ball of yarn was a big shock. However it opened my eyes to the more exciting side to knitting and the knitwear side to the fashion industry. As an activist, the fast-paced aspect of knitting and learning techniques appealed to me a lot and allowed me to get very hands-on.

During the first day, we had learnt a number of techniques from the basic casting-on to honeycombing, ladders, drop stitch and 3D effects of pyramids and bubbles. Not only was it fun to learn something new and out of my comfort zone, it also got me thinking about how these techniques and effects are used in everyday knitwear. Suddenly I found myself studying peoples everyday knitted garments and figuring out what technique had been used to give the effect. Within the next few days, the techniques became more complex, although it was more rewarding to have created something that is used quite frequently in knitwear.

By the end of the week I had learnt a number of techniques and even created some of my own by improvising and changing patterns around. My favourite outcome would have to be the fringing as is turned out very well first time and gave a lovely finish.



Hem

Cable

Waffle

Stripes

Honeycomb

Orange peel

Fringing