Category Archives: Ladders

Mark Fast; The Ascension of Beauty

Written by Jen Jarvis. Posted on June 17, 2010. Filed under Beading, Embellished Knit, Ladders, Spring summer 2010. Tagged knitwear, luminato, mark fast. 6 Comments.

I feel like I always end up writing about work or about someone I know from work, but I really HAVE to share this as I’ve just seen the pictures and I cant believe how amazing this looks. These pictures are of the Mark Fast ‘Luminato’ ‘exhibition as part of [...]

Mark Fast Autumn Winter 2010

Written by Jen Jarvis. Posted on April 12, 2010. Filed under Crochet, Embellished Knit, Ladders, Ruffles, autumn winter 2010, ribbing. 1 Comment.

Sorry for the long gap between posts, I was …a) very busy and b) trying to figure out what to do with this website to make it easier to keep it updated. I’m going to make the posts much simpler, so I don’t feel panicked about having to write a whole bunch of stuff that [...]

Tim Ryan

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on March 2, 2010. Filed under Autumn Winter 2009-10, Fringing, Ladders. Tagged tim ryan. 6 Comments.

Just a quick one to show you all teh latest collection from Tim Ryan. Links: http://www.timryanknitwear.com/ http://knitkicks.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/tim-ryan-autumn-winter-2009/ http://knitkicks.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/tim-ryan-knitwear/

Bora Aksu Spring Summer 2010

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on December 29, 2009. Filed under Ladders, Spring summer 2010. Tagged bora aksu, knitting, laddered knit. 6 Comments.

First…….finally got knitkicks.co.uk to actually stick to this blog, so update your links if you have linked to me. I would’ve had .com if some bastard hadn’t of taken it first. Second…… my dear friend made me a facebook fanpage haha! so, if this link works please go be a fan. If it does just search [...]

Ohne Titel Spring Summer 2010

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on September 15, 2009. Filed under Basket Weave, Ladders, Spring summer 2010. Tagged catwalk, knit, knitwear, ohne titel, ohne titel 2010. 8 Comments.

I thought I ought to get on to writing about fashion week collections before I get ridiculously busy and sleep deprived. Here is the first of the spring summer 2010 collections that has caught my eye….Ohne Titel. I am so glad Ohne Titel are still featuring knit in their collections, they are just so good at it. [...]

Class of 2009

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on July 3, 2009. Filed under Artistic Knit, Basket Weave, Beading, Cables, Central Saint Martins, Chunky Knit, Coated Knits, Crochet, De Montfort University, Embellished Knit, Fabric Manipulation, Fringing, Hand Knit, Intarsia, Jacquard, Ladders, Loose Knit, Macramé, Nottingham Trent, Ravensbourne, Ruffles, Stripes, Tension, menswear, ribbing. Tagged fashion, knit, knit design, knitting, knitwear, knitwear graduates. 7 Comments.

This is just a quick recap of the knitwear graduates 2009. Click on the below pictures to go to each designers interview. I’ve just got to say that there has been such an immense amount of talent this year and it was really inspiring to look through everyones collections. If this doesn’t inspire the next batch of graduates [...]

Lindsay Marsh

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on June 20, 2009. Filed under Ladders. Tagged knitwear, knitwear graduate, Lindsay Marsh, max mara, northumbria university. 2 Comments.

Lindsay Marsh, 22. Northumbria University Your design background: My second/third year at university included a year working in the industry, I worked for a swatch studio called Knit-1 in Brighton and then went on to work for a knitwear/womenswear design label called Rubecksen Yamanaka which has recently changed name to Cabinet. My placement year was the most [...]

Beatrice K Newman

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on June 16, 2009. Filed under Beading, Crochet, De Montfort University, Embellished Knit, Ladders, Macramé. Tagged BEATRICE NEWMAN, fashion, knitting, knitwear design, knitwear graduate. 5 Comments.

Beatrice K Newman, 21. De Montfort University. Design Background: I worked for Danielle Scutt for 2/3 months last summer. I helped out with pattern cutting and sewing, and sewed 3-4 final outfits that went onto her catwalk. Work experience at Saville Row for the tailors Maurice Sedwell. I have also been fortunate enough to become a finalist [...]

Juliana Sissons: Haunting

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on May 8, 2009. Filed under Artistic Knit, Fringing, Ladders, Ruffles, Stripes. Tagged catwalk knit, Juliana SIssons, knitting, knitwear. 4 Comments.

This is definitely a long awaited post. I discovered Juliana Sissons way back in February when her collection was featured on dazed digital and have had it on my to do list for ages. Although late, this post is probably well timed as she will be showing her collection at the Brighton Frocks Emporium 22nd to [...]

Mark Fast Autumn/Winter 2009/10

Written by Jen Jarvis. Posted on February 28, 2009. Filed under Autumn Winter 2009-10, Central Saint Martins, Fringing, Ladders. Tagged 2010, autumn winter, Central Saint Martins, domestic knitting, fall, knit, knitwear, london, London Fashion Week, mark fast. 3 Comments.

Mark fast has gone from strength to strength since graduating last year from the prestigious fashion design MA course at central st martins. We saw him go straight into his first show at London Fashion Week with On/Off at the Royal Academy of Arts, showing his daring and exotic spring/summer collection. Browns quickly snapped [...]