Judy Brutz from Pocatello in Idaho is one great knitter who knits up garments to send to needy kids in Afghanistan as part of the “afghans for Afghans” program.

Read more here: link

Beautiful photographic knitting art work by artist Daniela Edburg.

Bride

I learned to knit when I was a child. My grandma taught me. I learned how to crochet in sixth grade when I was studying with the nuns for a year. It was something I did for a very short while and then a couple years ago when I took it up again I realized the feel of the yarn and the clicking of the needles was very soothing to me. Crocheting is my favorite now, I can go really fast and there is a sense of immediate satisfaction, you advance very quickly, you can improvise, go in any direction, freestyle. It is also a relatively effortless activity, one that can accompany conversations, travel, listening to radio shows, or watching a movie.

Spinster

Why did you start knitting compulsively?

For me it began to be a form of occupational therapy, even without knowing what I was doing. I started knitting long strips of fluffy pink material, and after a while I realized it was perfect to put together a brain, and a nice new fluffy brain was exactly what I needed at the moment, a soft and simple version. Knitting and crocheting are basic activities that permit me to build something without worrying about the concept or the story or where I am going, satisfying my need to “do something” and clearing my mind as I do it, slowly it materializes literally into a clear idea. I like this process.

Party Girl

Picnic

The Fisherman

Read more of this interview here: link

Gordana Gelhausen from Project Runway Series 6 turns out to be a knitting genius creating beautiful knitted fashion featured in Vogue Knitting.

What inspired you to start knitting and crocheting?
When I was 7 years old, I was fascinated by what my aunt was doing with a crochet hook. I was too shy to ask for lessons, so I found a hook and some yarn and started playing with it. When I had finished my first project, a sweater, my mom was amazed. “Who taught you?” she asked. “Nobody,” I said: I just watched and then did. After that, the other kids would be outside playing, but I was always busy finding more yarn so I could crochet or knit. I truly believe that we all have our strengths; for me, understanding how to work with thread and yarn and hook and needles came naturally. In a past life, I probably was the seamstress for a queen. [Laughs]

When do you knit?
I knit when I need to take a break, especially when I am working in my shop. When my mind is blocked, I knit, because to me, knitting is therapy. I also knit when I’m hanging out with my family, watching television, so I don’t feel like I’m wasting time. I love knitting so much because it can give you back so many things. And hey—knitting is good for dieting! People ask me how I stay fit and I say, “I knit.” I love everything about knitting, in case you haven’t noticed by now.

Read this interesting interview here: link

Our cheers go out to the wonderful knitters in the Town of Union, NY who knitted up a storm of 300 colorful helmet liners to go out to local troops to ensure that they are kept warm. The helmet liners will be delivered this weekend to the 187th National Guard Engineer company.

Feb 18, 2010

In the neighborhood business district are trees with themed knit and crocheted sweaters. The sweaters are made and donated by residents and designed to reflect the nearby businesses. The sweaters stay up all year round. The Oak Park Women’s Exchange and the Art Council of Oak Park and Forest Park are the sponsors of the tree sweater project, which is formally known as Knit Knot Down the Block.

From Craft Nectar.

Outside a local bakery

Opposite a child care centre.

There are many many more photos of this great tree knitting art in oak Park, Illinois – find the article here: link

A knitting group consisting of the faculty of medicine students and stuff meet up once a week to knit hats for premature babies and caner patients in the local hospitals. The club meets every Tuesday at noon in Room 212 of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center of The Washington University in St. Louis.

Read more here: link

When night falls in West Cape May, N.J., and the coast is finally clear, the graffiti artists come out to … tag the town with colorful yarns?

Over the last 3 months, a rogue band of mystery knitters who call themselves the “Salty Knits,” has been hitting up — and knitting up — just about everything that doesn’t move.

Read More here: link

Kosuke Tsumura a Japanese fashion designer has created this stunning knitted cable artwork using ethernet and iPod cables to name a few for the “MODE less CODE” exhibition at the Nanzuka gallery in Shirokane, Tokyo.

Iceberg stunned everyone at Milan Fashion Week with their range of gorgeous knitwearin a range of gray hues from oversized sweaters, cardigansand vests plus a red gorgeous knit dress!

In keeping with the oversized big sloppy sweaters this fall Max Mara have come up with a lovely color work sweater Fair Isle-esque sweater with a turtleneck.

Cerruti presented some beautiful mohair sweater knits at Paris fashion week. Just have a look!

A gorgeous elegant blue mohair short sleeve tee style sweater:

A lovely mohair sweater tied at the waist:

A beautiful mohair knitted dress:

At Paris Fashion week 2010 Akris showed this big chunky knit kimono wrap style jacket in their 2010 Fall Collection: