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November 15, 2005
Domesticity
I just came across this set of photos on Flickr: a devil's occupation. Several household items -- my favorite is the dustpan called "don't waste your time" -- have fitted, knitted covers. They're completely encased in knitted, hand-painted yarn. It speaks to the mudane nature of household tasks and the obsessive creativity of knitters, I think. The chair -- "she was allergic to inactivity" -- is just amazing. I wonder if these were all encased in yarn using double-pointed needles? Or maybe the chair was taken apart? It's something else.
Update: The knitter/artist has a blog and did these as part of "a series of knitted sculptures [she's] working on that focus on the mania of being idle." She also makes awesome Monsters.
Posted by csageday at November 15, 2005 11:36 PM