Who says modern needs to be cold and hard? Get ready for the winter by knitting a cozy for your wire chair.
Knitted by Noriko of Plain Living and styled by Akira Ishikawa, this open wire chair was transformed into something we could really settle into for the cold season.
All you need is some super chunky yarn or roving, but if anyone knows how to actually do this DIY, or can translate the above image, let us know in the comments!
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(Image: Osamu Koizumi/Plain Living)
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Well, the one on the left is a chain crochet and the one on the right is woven. There is no knitting on either one of those chairs.
Ditto @Welcome Reality above. The chair on the left is a simple "finger-crocheted" chain stitch with back strand going around each horizontal support. Doesn't need roving - either method could also be done with strips of a favorite fabric and would probably be quite fun. Maybe a light cotton in summer and a flannel or wool in winter. You could go crazy and do shaped motifs in the center of the seat and/or back leaving the remaining wire exposed. Any of these would make these chairs more body friendly (wire chair + shorts = not pretty).
thanks, @WelcomeReality. As a longtime crocheter, I get kind of annoyed when people assume that everything having to do with wool is 'knitted'. the same goes for weaving.
It might sound like such a little thing, but why do so few people in the design world hardly ever seem to know the difference between knitting, weaving, and crochet? It's like calling oneself a mathematician but not knowing the difference between addition and multiplication.
That said, both projects look like fun. Now I just need an Eames chair!
Thanks for the tips everyone - these are the answers I was looking for! Definitely didn't mean to offend anyone by confusing knitting with crocheting. I totally appreciate knitting/weaving/crocheting, and have tried my hand at it, but alas continue to be yarn-challenged. I'll probably get in trouble for that, too, sorry! Still, this could be a neat idea for my Bertoia chairs.
Whatever the technique is, it's awesome.
A novice question, but-- what is this thick type of wool called? I've been searching but I suppose I'm not using the correct terminology. Thanks!
It's called roving and should be pretty widely available. Spinner use to to spin into yarn.
there are so many options, and beyond that, you could use any kind of mesh chair to make something like this. there are lots of really bulky yarns out there, and as vwings said, i think recycled fabric would be really fun, too! i love to use old tshirts, etc, cut them into strips and make rugs, etc.
i found this chair and several others that would work well, and i bet you could find something at a thrift shop, too! http://www.amazon.com/Bertoia-Style-Steel-Wire-Chair/dp/B0037QJTE2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hg_44