Final Samples

These images show my final 12 samples, I feel that they have been a success and may proceed to knit them together at some point but as I am unsure as to whether each sample will be thought as something different I have kept them as individual samples.

The two tones of blue that I used in this sample are my favourite colour yarns that I have used in this project, I love how well they compliment each other and I think that the pulled e wrap technique is shown really well here.

As I was knitting this piece I realised that the side that I had done the partial knit on was the opposite side to the part of the image I was looking at, with this in mind I carried on and was happy with the outcome and quite like that it is the 'wrong' way around.

This is one of my more simple samples and I like how the two tone knit has a different effect every time. I am pleased with this sample, in this case less is definitely more.

This sample was not intended to be so plain, but I had a minor crises and i was unsure how to create the look of the image without being too literal or too abstract, I eventually decided that to create the colour changes I would use partial knit with hold and simply hooked the separate colours back onto the machine and knitted them together.

In this sample I feel there is a very literal element to it which initially I tried to avoid, I think overall I have found a good balance between the collection of samples in terms of literal and abstract.

This is one of my least favourite samples as there is not a lot going on in terms of colour, if it wasn't for me trying to follow the sections this could have been a lot more interesting.

This sample is by far one of my favourites! I love how it looks just like the image I was working from and I feel that the colours are exactly how I wanted them to be.

I quite like the simplicity in this sample as although it is just a basic sample the yarn choices seem to comploment each other in a great way. I also like the hand sewn finish where I was unsure how to add such a delicate amount of red on the knitting machine.

I am unsure how I feel about this project as I am starting to feel like I have over used the pulled e wrap technique. I still love the result of it but maybe next time I should think of a alternative instead of using the same technique so much.

I love this sample as it has a likeness to the section I was focusing on but at the same time has a great style to it, I am extremely pleased with the outcome of hooking the piece back onto the machine to create a grid like effect.

Again here I am unsure of the use of the pulled e wrap technique, however the normal e wrap strip to me is the best part of the sample as it has a wonderful texture.

I am pleased with outcome of this sample as simplicity wins in this case, I feel like there could be a lot more going on but it could ruin the whole piece.

Overall I am very pleased with my final outcome as I didn't think they would turn out this well considering I have not really enjoyed the project as a whole.

Final Samples prep

For my final samples I have prepared my image into the different sections that I plan on knitting, Each knitted piece will represent one final sample and have representation of the section of the image chosen. Here are the chosen sections:

Let the knitting begin...

Contextualising my work

I am now thinking about where my work will fit into the world of textiles, as I have always had an interest for the interior side of things, I decided that maybe interior accessories would be a good place to start...

I thought about various basic interior accessories such as lamp shades, throw blankets, cushions, cushion covers, rugs etc. 

If I had more of an idea of what I wanted to focus on earlier on in this project I would have tried to create more samples that could be seen as more of the items listed above, however for this projects samples I think cushion covers would be a suitable thing to put my designs/samples on. Although the quality of these edited images is far from perfect I am happy with the outcome of this idea:

  This is my favourite cushion sample as there is more going on than in the rest, I do however feel that it would be better it the shape of the knitting matched the shape of the cushion.

I quite like they was this sample looks on the cushion as it looks as though it has been enlarged.

Although this is one of favourite samples I don't like how I have lost some of the knit when cropping the image, I do think it shows the best part of the sample though.

I really like that there is quite a lot of detail in this sample when you see it close up, I'm happy with this piece but I could like for the edge of the knit image to be less sharp.

Putting sections together

After my initial samples I was drawn to the idea of knitting the sections of image focusing on significant elements of each section, however I also thought it would be interesting to try knitting the sections together to make one larger piece of knit, almost like patchwork maybe?

I got as far as knitting 10 individual sections of the image, I then hooked each piece back onto the machine to knit them all together and create a larger piece, below is a picture of the 10 sections knitted together.

I feel that this outcome has been a success as it looks better than I imagined it would, although the piece looks better in person I am now left thinking about what it could possibly be used for in the textile industry....

Samples

I have started to do some samples using various sections of the image as inspiration, I made a plan for each sample which included yarn colour, techniques and layout. (see sketchbook) 

I really like the pulled e wrap technique, I think it has a great effect and could be used to interpret a wide variety of sections in my work. Although I have steamed this sample the variation of the positions of e wrap had affected the shape of this sample.

I don't really like this sample at all, it seems pretty pointless as it is so small, I do however like the effect of partial knit on the bottom left corner but I am not sure this works well at this point.

In this sample I have simply e wrapped different colours in, I quite like the finished effect but unfortunately the casting off on this sample is too tight and has warped the shape slightly.

 

This is definitely one of my favourite samples as the colours are lovely, and the pulled e wrap technique really flatters the sample.

I am not sure how I feel about this particular sample as there re a few mistakes that I recovered, I think if I had used a tighter tension to darker blue knit would look much better.

I really like this sample as rather than looking at any specific detail in the image I focused more on the colours that were in the section, I love the inlay of the red and yellow yarn at the bottom.

This sample was aimed to have a more simple look and I feel that it has worked really well and this sample had a beautiful texture.

Samples

Now I am somewhat happy with my images I feel like I am ready to start sampling.

The first set of samples were following some new techniques. The colours are not exactly the same as the ones in my images but I was concentrating on the elements of the techniques rather than colour.

This particular sample is quite annoying as the technique includes twisting part of the knitting making it difficult to steam. Putting that aside I am quite fond of the elongated e-wrap technique as it creates a very interesting element to the sample.

This sample was more of a colour proportion sample rather than focusing on a technique I knitted strips of colour.

I quite like how this sample turned out as I attempted to interpret the image shapes with the knit techniques, I do however feel that I need to stop taking such a literal approach to my samples.

After doing these samples I am starting to struggle with a concept, I have not enjoyed as much of this project as I should have by now and I am starting to dread the assessment deadline! I believe that if I find a better concept I will be able to enjoy the last few weeks of this unit!