Knitting as high fashion!

We all know just what knitting is capable of.  It can create a cozy and homey blanket for snuggling on the couch, a treasured and well worn sweater for a new baby, or an amazingly shaped and intricately stitched garment for your night out on the town.  However, much of society still sees knitting as an “old bitty’s” craft and imagines scratchy lanolin heavy wools knit in poorly lit rooms sitting in a rocking chair.  Now don’t get me wrong, there is most definitely a place for lanolin heavy wools and I’ve been known to sit in the rocking chair to knit a stitch or two, but knitting is evolving.  We know it and Lexie Barnes, notable accessories and knitting bag designer, is working to elevate knitting presence in the fashion world.

Fashion Week is upon us this week, hosted by Mercedes Benz in NYC.  Lexie is hosting comfort lounge outside of Fashion Week in Bryant Park to offer a bit of relaxation to Fashion Week participants but also showcase just how amazing knitting can be.  She’ll also be offering mini knitting lessons so folks can be exposed to this amazing art and craft that we all love.  We all have an opportunity to help Lexie Barnes host this event as she’s holding a donation drive to help offset the cost of this great event.

Seed Stitch contributed and I can’t wait to see what comes out of this event for Lexie Barnes and for our entire knitting community.  I’ll be looking to see what comes out of Fashion Week in terms of knitted garments and how that might inspire what we do at Seed Stitch.