Continuing the reflective theme of yesterday, today I want to share some of the amazing inspiration sources and swatches that KNITSONIK comrades everywhere shared on instagram in 2016.
I love when people share an inspiration source; I love reading the comments others leave and seeing what treasures have been discovered in the everyday. Above all, I feel that posts like these express a collective sense of celebrating the creative possibilities lying around us all the time… and that they are richly suggestive of joyous future knitting. Most importantly of all, they are FUN!
Here are some awesome inspiration sources (and some knitting) shared by instagram buddies in 2016. Here’s hoping we find more palettes, patterns and shading schemes together next year…
…beautiful lines and patterns in the door of an art studio in Arequipa documented by @sunnelite…
…a jewel-toned flower border provides @bonniebethc with the necessary inspiration for state fair winning mittens…
…a swatch inspired by Arthur’s Seat returns to its origins in a @littlelollytravels adventure…
…@dieuwkevm shares graphic #TarmacTuesdays imagery…
…the gentle influence of #TarmacTuesdays can be glimpsed in this wonderful swatch by @makermagpie…
…a more traditional inspiration source for Spring appears in these glorious blooms shared by @wendyknitsdigsbakes…
…combining the KNIT with the SONIK @labistrake translates the humble Marshall amplifier into stranded colourwork…
…while @socherryknits finds patterns and shapes in Glasgow’s Birds Eye Map project…
…at a totally different scale, @tomofholland imagines the possibilities for transposing the humble borlotti bean into stranded colourwork…
…while @knittingtastic finds ready made stranded colourwork charts on her travels in London…
…a different sort of journey provides @rovingricey with a palette, glimpsed at speed from a car window…
…while @hannapatchaesthetic finds palettes for stranded colourwork in bricks, baskets and landscapes…
…and @flutterbyknits finds palettes in lichen-clad cliffs…
…a bush full of berries that the birds have pecked wide open, and a wonderfully seasonal crate load of brussel sprouts suggest endless creative potential to @erickaeckles…
…finally, some grasses reflected in the water find their way into a swatch by @nessiesnews…
…I love the diverse range of inspirations here!!! Thanks to everyone whose gorgeous images and knitting went into this post… thanks for sharing the joy and showing us your work.
And if you’re reading this, KNITSONIK wants to know: what did you see this year that you wanted to translate into stranded colourwork, and what will you celebrate in your knitting in 2017?
Check the hashtags #knitsonikinspiration, #knitsonik or #knitsoniksystem to find more images like these and to share the things that give you joy in daily life with other knitsonik buddies!
HURRAH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE INSPIRATIONS!!!
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Thanks so much for mentioning my mittens! One of my resolutions for 2016 was to slow down and really enjoy playing with my knitting, and the Knitsonik book and process were exactly what I needed to do that. I found it hilarious that my mitten “swatch” won a ribbon at the fair even though I could clearly see where my color choices didn’t work. (I’m looking at you, weird stripy section with the green vine and flower.)
Wow, to be included with the above amazing colourwork source photos has totally made my day…..I don’t have a special word for 2017 but the one thing I want to do is learn and knit some stranded colourwork…thank you for being such an inspiration and wishing you much happiness for the new year.