Jake Henzler's 'Knit the City' Turns Architecture into Knitting Patterns
Australian designer Jake Henzler, known by the name Boy Knits World, recently released a book titled 'Knit the City: Building Blocks.' This instructional manual guides knitters in crafting architectural elements through stranded colorwork and intarsia techniques. It includes designs inspired by iconic cities such as London, Paris, Copenhagen, and New York, with each pattern representing a distinct building. Notable examples include 17th-century canal houses from Amsterdam and terrace houses from Sydney. The book features modular designs that allow the creation of separate blocks or combined projects, like a large blanket, baby blanket, or pillow cover. It is available at Bookshop.org.
Key facts
- Jake Henzler is an Australian designer also known as Boy Knits World.
- The book is titled 'Knit the City: Building Blocks'.
- Techniques used include stranded colorwork and intarsia.
- Inspired by cities: London, Paris, Copenhagen, New York.
- Amsterdam pattern features 17th-century canal houses (grachtenpanden).
- Sydney pattern features mid-to-late 19th-century terrace houses.
- Patterns are modular and can be combined into a large blanket, baby blanket, or pillow cover.
- Book is available through Bookshop.org.
Entities
Artists
- Jake Henzler
- Boy Knits World
Institutions
- Bookshop.org
- David & Charles Publishing
- Colossal Shop
- Ravelry
Locations
- London
- Paris
- Copenhagen
- New York
- Amsterdam
- Sydney
- Australia