Knitting Part 1

(Photographs taken by Myself)

     I have now finally been able to say that I have experimented using knitwear. I am so happy that I have finally been able to do this for my project as I feel that it is very relevant and potentially what I will make my accessory piece out of. The knitting itself wasn't too much of a struggle, but it involved a lot of holes and ladders which I feel is very relevant to my project involving empty spaces and disconnection relating to dementia. With my knit samples, I feel that the holes represent the lost memories throughout their lives, but the coloured ribbons are the triggers that bring some of them back, even if it is short lived, but it is interesting to see how this process can make so much sense in comparison to my theme of "Living with Dementia". It is agreeable to say that I actually find knitting to be rather therapeutic which definitely helps to calm my nerves for this project! Nonetheless, I seem to have quite a knack for knitting as I was surrounded by more than a few frustrated students. If I could have done anything differently, I would have liked to have tried out with different coloured wools, but there wasn't any to take unfortunately. Despite that, I managed to bring in different coloured ribbon to weave into the knit via the machine which I felt worked very effectively and saying that, I think the mute, minimalist colour also goes along well to my theme.

    As this project has progressed, I must say that I seem to be on a stable pace with my brief itinerary and I also don't feel that I am pushing myself too much, but it is still a challenge. I would like to make an accessory piece out of knit but I need to make sure I gather enough samples and get more into grips as to what I want on the accessory piece. I plan to relate back to the grannies when I placed my heat press samples on top of their head, but this time I want to make a head piece that isn't just a hat, scarf, snood or mask, but something that a person can interpret for themselves as it will never look the same once removed. Hence, this relates back to the dementia disease and sending a message to say once it is gone, it is gone forever. Furthermore, from my group tutorials my tutor is very pleased with how I am working, but it appears that I need to try link my work in more together so this will be my next challenge so that the next time I see my tutor, it will be just as she asked. Moreover, after doing these samples, it would be great if I could start on my design process so that I can have a much stronger outcome for the end of my FMP, but I need to make sure that I follow my brief accordingly and try not to cut any corners.