bits and bobbins

mafuyu: (inspiring loops)

i am in deep, deep love with these wearable knitted bits and bobs by japanese knitwear artist/designer mafuyu:

(photo credit: mafuyu)

(bonus factoid: mafuyu is also one of the artists behind the knitted homes (officially entitled ‘my town in my home’) that made the rounds on the internets some time ago.)

April 10 2008 | Posted in amazing art, check this out!, crafty cool., culture-vulture, this inspires me!

1. April 10 2008 at 9:52 pm

   Joan

   I love that stuff too–but the last top reminds me eerily of one Marc Jacobs top I have.

   
   

2. April 11 2008 at 12:13 am

   stereoke!

   Is the piece up top a bag? Because, hot damn, I hope it’s a top!

   
   

3. April 11 2008 at 8:41 am

   emily august

   There is something really wonderful about these images. So much so that I think this is my favorite post of yours lately. Perhaps it is the concept of “knitted bits” that kills me, particularly because I’ve been focusing on embroidery in small batches. Nice aesthetic, also, with the way the tops are modeled. One interesting side effect is that I want to wrap knitwear around my head right now, and its about 60 degrees outside.

   
   

4. April 11 2008 at 9:47 am

   tricia

   stereoke: the first photo is a bag (or really, 2 bags), i believe.

   
   

5. April 12 2008 at 5:11 am

   hoyan

   geez, these are lovely! reminds me of cilla ramnek’s ‘knitprovisation’

   
   

6. April 12 2008 at 6:51 am

   The Fashion assistanat and her Camera

   awww so cute

   
   

7. April 13 2008 at 6:33 pm

   belinda

   oh wow, these are gorgeous!
   and interesting too, got me thinking about construction and process- love it when that happens.

   
   

8. April 13 2008 at 11:41 pm

   stereoke

   well, i suppose it’s a pretty cute bag too. how cute would a tank top be, modeled after that bag?

   
   

9. April 14 2008 at 8:49 am

   lady coveted

   beautiful knits!!!

   
   

10. April 14 2008 at 11:36 am

    Re-blog; Mayufu « knit flicks

    [...] Re-blog; Mayufu 14 04 2008 Just go here. I’m too lazy to do all the work, if it’s already been done by someone else. [...]

    
    

11. April 14 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Knitsational

    Those are so cool!

    
    

12. April 14 2008 at 5:18 pm

    tara-lynn

    i love lvoe love these knits, i’m so inspired, thanks for posting!!!!