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knitting ARCHITECTURE 20 Patterns Exploring Form, Function, and Detail Tanis Gray contents INTRODUCTION chapter 1 FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION King’s College Pullover Mari Muinonen Burj Al Arab Skirt Olga Buraya-Kefelian Sagrada Familia Cardigan Cirilia Rose Porticus Socks Marjan Hammink Opera House Shell Suvi Simola Wrought Iron Tote Angela Hahn Fallingwater Hat Katharina Nopp chapter 2 THE DETAILS Pompidou Wrap Grace Anna Farrow Arts and Crafts Cardigan Amy Christoffers Mucha Cardigan Glenna Harris Beaux Arts Cardigan Cecily Glowik MacDonald Persian Shawl Kirsten Kapur Byzantine Pullover Tanis Lavallée Fisher Building Mittens Jane Dupuis Rococo Mittens Jane Dupuis chapter 3 THE MATERIALS Tower of Pisa Shift Veera Välimäki Bauhaus Cardigan Ann Weaver Hotel Tassel Wrap Åsa Tricosa Bird’s Nest Shrug Tanis Gray Erechtheion Pullover Maria Leigh ABBREVIATIONS TECHNIQUES SOURCES FOR YARNS ABOUT THE DESIGNERS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS COPYRIGHT introduction Have you ever stood in wonder, stopped dead in your tracks by a stunning building? How about by a beautiful sweater? We have dozens of museums the world over dedicated to architecture or apparel, but have you ever thought about how similar the two are? I have always been fascinated by architecture. Something as simple as a large box in which we dwell can suddenly become a stunning, ultramodern structure, or be covered in ornate details inspired by movements in history, the climate, or a clever idea. Similarly, designing knitwear starts with an idea, a blueprint or schematic, math, materials, and a little bit of inspiration. A hat on the person in front of us at the grocery store, a flower on the side of a barren highway, a masterpiece hanging on the wall of a gallery, or a historic building in the middle of a modern city are all inspiration for what we can create with our knitting needles. My husband, Roger, works at an engineering and architecture firm in Washington, D.C., as the director of sustainability. On our first date, we talked about our work—our passions and hobbies. I was struck by how incredibly different our paths and lines of work were, yet how similar the process was. The planning stages are the same (on much different scales), and the creative process and the taking and giving of ideas as we try to make the designs work can be difficult. In the end, we are both helping an idea come to life. I hope this book inspires the designer and inner architect in all of us. Dream (and knit) to the limits of your imagination. That’s what the designers in this book have done, and it is what makes our craft abundant with possibilities.
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