MEN’S KNITS : WORK IN PROGRESS
10 HANDKNIT DESIGNS BY ERIKA KNIGHT
“These 10 handknit projects are based on tried and tested styles with details obsessed over and perfected. Yes, they are designed for men – but like all the best knitwear these pieces are destined to become old friends, shared, borrowed, lent, loved and worn until they wear out, then repaired, recycled and worn again, by anyone.
Using natural fibres, favourite yarns and modelled by local creatives wearing the knits their way, in their own working spaces. Knits made for everyday; to paint, build, feed, create, dig, spin records, drink coffee and live in.” ERIKA KNIGHT
“The merged seaside towns of Hastings and St Leonards on Sea are a constant source of inspiration – both in the landscape and the people that populate it. Erika and I have catalysed new ideas, kindled collaborations and shared our work in progress over countless conversations in coffee shops, and chance encounters at festivals, fairs and pop ups over the last 5 years. And it is with this energy that the projects here have been brought to life, without an external brief, seasonal timeframe or marketing deadline, but in their own time, affording us to the space to revel in the making of…” ARABELLA HARRIS
Limited edition printed book, available exclusively from Knight Kraft.
Photography by Georgina Piper.
