Rubber

It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks for this little knitter, hence my lack of blog posts for which I apologise and will now hopefully make up for! After a most inspirational trip to Florence, I've been finalising colours and ideas for my final collection (sneak peek coming soon..).

I posted a little while ago about the first of 2 projects I did for Pitti Filati (the yarn event I have just visited) so now I think it's time for the second instalment. The title I was given this time was 'Rubber' and my inspiration consisted of imagery of bubble gum and rubber bands.

The Rubber band-esque piece...

In progress (strips of anti slip under-rug silicone matt being knitted into a lace pattern on my domestic machine)

And then Bubble Gum!

More shreaded anti slip matting (yes pound shops really do sell it in pink!)

There was also another title of 'Rags' and this was a piece all about denim.

And just to finish here's a couple of pics I took from the Ponte Vecchio at night.

 And the smallest tomato in the world which we found in a pack of slightly more normal size ones...

What can you do with a straw after drinking a cocktail?

A body of work which I exhibited at the RCA Fashion and Textiles 'Work in progress' January 2011. Who knew there were so many ways to incorporate straws with knitting!

Some bug eye lens pictures of my inspiration drawings.

You can also find more images on the ARTS THREAD blog here

And so it begins....

Welcome to the blog of a knitter. I am in my final year at the Royal College of Art, studying a masters in knitted textiles for fashion (both women's and men's wear). I'm starting a blog to express what inspires me and begin unleashing my work on the world. Knitting has been my life for the past few years and will hopefully lead me somewhere wonderful when I graduate in June, but for now I am beavering away working on my final collection of splendiferous knitted garments.
So to get the photos rolling, here's a project I did in the second year of my BA at Central St. Martins. The project is entitled 'Metropolis' and involved a lot a fake grass and cassette tape.