Here's the link for the first project's inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com/Erliiveera/vessel-project/
The only real plan I had for the basket piece was just thinking through the execution. Since I have finger knitted before, I knew that the scarf-like formation I would produce would curl on its own. I decided the easiest way to pull the basket shape off would be to use this curl to build the piece almost like you would for a coil piece of pottery. I just tied the coils together so they would stretch and hold their form when full. The second piece was just for fun, so I had literally no planning process for it.
The basket piece fits the vessel theme because it can expand to hold just about whatever you like! Here it's shown holding other skeins of yarn, but when I take it home I will probably just stuff it full of random doo-dads. The second piece is a tealight candle holder (it actually works, I tried it at home!). I think both pieces were really successful. If I were to do the basket again, If I were to do the candle holder again, I would have brought in a candle to measure the indentation with to make sure it fit properly (it ended up being a tad too small). My main inspiration for the basket piece was just that I saw a lot of people using clay and I wanted to challenge myself to make a piece out of a more unconventional material. For the second piece, I really was inspired by the piece itself. I would add something and really love it, then continue adding features I thought would enhance the final product.
The only real plan I had for the basket piece was just thinking through the execution. Since I have finger knitted before, I knew that the scarf-like formation I would produce would curl on its own. I decided the easiest way to pull the basket shape off would be to use this curl to build the piece almost like you would for a coil piece of pottery. I just tied the coils together so they would stretch and hold their form when full. The second piece was just for fun, so I had literally no planning process for it.
The basket piece fits the vessel theme because it can expand to hold just about whatever you like! Here it's shown holding other skeins of yarn, but when I take it home I will probably just stuff it full of random doo-dads. The second piece is a tealight candle holder (it actually works, I tried it at home!). I think both pieces were really successful. If I were to do the basket again, If I were to do the candle holder again, I would have brought in a candle to measure the indentation with to make sure it fit properly (it ended up being a tad too small). My main inspiration for the basket piece was just that I saw a lot of people using clay and I wanted to challenge myself to make a piece out of a more unconventional material. For the second piece, I really was inspired by the piece itself. I would add something and really love it, then continue adding features I thought would enhance the final product.