I bet you’re wondering, ‘an apron‘ ? Chill out! You might find it amusing that someone can think to knit an apron, and why knit an apron? Well, vases are knitted so why not aprons? It’s true. Last year, I came across a NY Times article about the Renegade crafts fair held in Brooklyn, and there were photos of knitted vases for sale at the fair. And later that year, I met the knitter of these vases at a knitting group held at The Etsy Lab. Practically anything can be knitted, when there is creativity. I read a book on how artists and designers use knitting in their work. One of the featured artist uses metal sheets to ‘knit’ sculptures. Another artist machine knits ‘green’ statements into her knitted pieces. Imagine the creativity in knitting.

I found the knitting pattern for the apron in the Interweave Knit ‘07 Spring/Summer magazine. The picture of the knitted apron is adorable in my eyes. I like to dress in layers- tissue tees under tops, fleece jacket on top of that…So the knit apron appeals to my fashion sense. I started knitting it last week, and think that it’ll take some time to complete. I substituted a mohair yarn for the cotton yarn used in the pattern. I like the texture that the mohair yarn will give to the apron. Here are pics of a test swatch using the mohair yarn and a back view of the apron. I don’t have a good image of the front but you can imagine how the front of an apron looks.

Until next time, keep on knitting!