Knit of the Week: The Flap in the Wind Tank

The second installment of the Knit of the Week is the Flap in the Wind Tank. Now for those of you new on the scene, I am in a 12 week machine knitting workshop and every week I will sell one of my creations for $50 only. Now the girls in my class think I'm completely crazy for selling anything so cheap, but it's a great way to support me and Isobel and Cleo at a fraction of my usual prices. So I said last week, these pieces may not be perfect, but they are wearable and will be totally original! Some styles (like this week's Knit of the Week) will never be remade, so own something completely unique.

A word to the wise, last week's knit went within an hour so don't think too long!

Flap in the Wind Tank
on sale here for one week only!
Wednesday February 17th to Tuesday February 21st.

This piece was created during Week 4 contours and decorative fashioning. We not only learned how to subtract excess fabric away from the garment while on the machine, but also how to add extra fabric. This piece is made from Cotton and Lambswool. Size Small.

Week Four: Va Va Va Va-luptious Voom

Va va voom...

This week I was feeling a lot like I was making a wardrobe for the cast of Chicago, but using ALL KNITS. Contours and decorative fashioning was one of the main reasons that I wanted to come on the course. I mean, how cool would it be to make Herve Leger style bandage dresses that punctuate a woman's figure, or vintage inspired bustier and corset based garments in a knit? (One good book to check out if you're into this is Knitting Lingere Style by Joan McGowan-Michael). It's amazing what kind of shaped pieces you can achieve on the machine, just by moving stitches around. We've learned how to make shaped bust pieces on the machine without ANY seaming, simply by fashioning. (Fashioning in knit is basically knitting the exact pattern piece that you need on the machine, as opposed to cut and sew, which is knitting swathes of fabric and cutting out your garment shapes). These pieces are examples of contoured garment made here at Knit-1.  I'm still trying to get my head around the stripes from three weeks ago, but once I master that, I will theoretically be able to knit corsets, bustiers, bras, travel around accentuate any of the curves of the body, shoulders, hips, waist, etc. We've effectively learned how to eliminate the excess fabric where there would normally be a dart if you're working with a woven fabric.

But the week wasn't all about drawing the knit fabric in to fit the body. We also learned how to add texture, mass, and dimensions to our garments as you will see later in this week's Knit of the Week.