Back in August, a man approached me at a music festival while I was knitting and asked if I could make an Audrey Hepburn for his wife, who is a big fan. I, of course, obliged, using the pattern in the 'Knitted Icons' book (Meldrum, C&B, 2007). Now, I think this book looks fantastic, which is what led to me impulsively purchasing it. However, I think the patterns are a bit hit and miss - some of the directions aren't particularly clear and the patterns for clothes don't fit especially well if you are faithful to them. But with a bit of tweaking, you can produce some super celebrity friends, and the Audrey Hepburn I ended up creating was fantastic.
I was then asked by a very dear folk-musician friend of mine to knit a mini version of him for his next album cover. Brilliant! More than happy to help, I got knitting straight away to make the basic doll with trademark curly hair. Here he is chilling on my bookshelf amongst his musical peers:
The thread hanging from his foot is to tie in with the theme of 'loose ends' on the album itself. I then knitted a little waistcoat and made a felt guitar for him to hold.
Once the album is finished, I'll post a photo of the artwork as well as links to the website.
Anyone else fancy seeing themselves in yarn?!
Peter! Yes I would like to request a yarn version of myself!
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