Sampler: add frills

Today's post is about another treatment on my reknitting sampler garment. I've previously posted about the stitch-hacked initials; in this post I describe how I added frills to one sleeve. I decided to add some frills (a version of the embellish treatment) and adapted a pattern from a 'normal' knitted trim pattern (copied at the end of … Continue reading Sampler: add frills

Helen N’s cardiganise project

Today's addition to the reknitting project gallery is a fantastic project created by Helen, one of the participants in the reknitting workshops which preceded the Units of Possibility exhibition in 2017. The original jumper came down to my knees. I didn't like the neckline and wanted to make it into a cardigan. I took off … Continue reading Helen N’s cardiganise project

Cathedral Cardigans: Southwell

Today's addition to the reknitting project gallery is one of the Cathedral Cardigans, an experimental series of pieces that I made for the Units of Possibility exhibition in 2017. Cathedral Cardigans is a series of five reknitted cast-offs which interpret the construction details of gothic cathedrals in diverse ways. To my eye, these architectural icons … Continue reading Cathedral Cardigans: Southwell