Gigantic knitwear-cum-furnishings

Dutch artist Bauke Knottnerus created these "Phat Knits": "a series of giant threads used to create, knitted or not, interior products." Love this stuff -- like being miniaturized and set loose on a chunky sweater!

PHAT KNITS (via Yanko Design)

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dustinmeyer

“Chunky sweater” is a term that always makes me slightly nauseous.
jentink

cum furnishings?? wtf?
Gloria

@2: “Cum” is Latin for “with.”
Lea Hernandez

Funny, I saw a project with 1,000 individual strands twisted into one strand and knitted with giant needles just a couple days ago.

http://www.cast-on.com/?p=962
Halloween Jack

like being miniaturized and set loose on a chunky sweater!

Don’t forget your sewing-needle sword and button shield to ward off ravening dust mites.
osheri

I want to know how they knitted with that stuff. Pretty neat.
sandibeach2000

no it really is knitting not crochet check out these other pics
http://baukeknottnerus.nl/
trikitixa

Reminds me of Dave Cole, who knit a teddy bear out of fiberglass insulation:

http://www.theknittingmachine.com/Dave_Cole/Portfolio/Pages/Fiberglass_Teddy_Bear.html
Anonymous

Actually, these are not knittend. They are crocheted. There is a chain and some single-crochet stitches. No knitting needles would be used. Only a crochet hook.