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26 Photos From My ‘Invisible Jumpers’ Series That Took 5 Years And Thousands Of Hours Of Knitting
I spent 5 years creating these images with custom clothes knitted by an amazing knitter, Nina Dodd.
The project began when she showed me a sweater based on the seat covers of Brighton buses. This seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so we found an eye-catching model and photographed him on a bus.
I was so pleased with the result that I came up with more ideas for camouflaged jumpers, and the series developed.
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Tom And Dre, 2019
Miss Cris 6 years ago
This is the one that really make the impression of some filter on the pic. We can see those wonderful knitting paterns but the coulours match perfectly, which is extremely difficult because the blue of the sea changes every minute. The composition, the colours and the full pic are beautiful and smart.
Magpie 6 years ago
I am also impressed by the knitting patterns in this, I know that is not simple.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
The outer cables are a pain (assuming they’re real cables and not faux versions) but the middle part is probably something that you can get the hang of by the end of the first full set—it’s just variations on knit and purl.
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Malia Jeffers 6 years ago
You know, if they were wearing overalls instead of jumpers that would have been a really good bad pun.
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Sherri Steinert-Brown 6 years ago
This is amazing and had to have been physically and emotionally overwhelming at times. I am so happy you stuck with it so so beautiful
Each of these pictures has taken me several days or weeks to research and plan, and Nina has spent weeks and sometimes months knitting for each one. I have generally begun with an idea: ‘Could I photograph someone blending into a cliff edge?’ Then I go looking for the perfect location.
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Mady And Monette Malroux, 2015
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Holy c**p I didn't see that hardly at all!!! That's really impressive
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Magpie 6 years ago
Or well done 2 photos matched in. Very cool either way :)
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The locations have to be eye-catching but simple enough to be able to be knitted. They also have to be places that aren’t going to change too fast, as the knitting takes a few weeks. It would have been terrible to prepare a sweater and then not be able to shoot because the location has been demolished.
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Jimmy, 2014
Sarah Haws 6 years ago
He looks hot. If he trimmed the lumberjack beard I'd be more impressed
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Brenda Swann 6 years ago
The knitting is amazing, but so is the tattoo on his left hand, bother are beautiful
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I’m not a big tattoo fan, but I think the one on his right hand is amazing.
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Elak Swindell 5 years ago
Beard looks weird. Skinny face with such a huge amount of hair on it.
Sherri Steinert-Brown 6 years ago
I agree a man knitting or doing anything that's usually viewed as more a woman thing is pretty sexy like seeing a rare animal . And yes you are attractive on top of that so bonus!
Once I’ve found the location, I photograph someone standing where I would like the model to be in the final picture. I draw over this scouting photograph and annotate the picture with different colours and patterns so Nina can plan how to knit. Often there are 10 or 12 different shades of yarn in a single picture, and up to 24 balls of wool at any one time for the more complicated designs.
After 5 years and over a thousand hours of knitting, the project has now been published in book form by Hoxton Mini Press.
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Rumi And Scarlet, 2019
NanZ 6 years ago
Thanks for mentioning that or I would not have noticed that.
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Windkissed 6 years ago
I don’t understand how she layed out the pattern for the left arm blanket!!!
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
She did each bit as a separate piece of knitting and then stitched them all together, picking up the standard in-the-round knitting below them.
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Monsieur Chat, 2017
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
I had to take a second look to see the guy. Now that's a camouflage sweater!
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Venus, 2015
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Calum, 2017
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I don’t remember knitted pants in the 70s. Where were you living then?
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I strongly disagree. I think it works exceptionally well.
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Lo, Beachy Head, 2018
Amanda Jessup 6 years ago
I hate to be a party pooper here. But please don’t do this! Beachy Head among other well known cliffs are unpredictable, they could collapse at any moment. You could take one step back and fall. It’s so dangerous:(
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Malik, 2016
Whawhawhatsis 6 years ago
They're all beautifully knitted. Even the ones that have irregular designs, standing alone, are still fabulous garments!
#10
Chris, 2019
Femur! 6 years ago
This one is lovely ♥ Do you know cows are like dogs? You can teach'em some tricks and they'll miss you and they get happy if they see you. Cows are cool. :)
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Great...I live in a second-floor, one-bedroom apartment that doesn’t allow pets, and now I want a cow!!!
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Melodious Functavious 6 years ago
The way the pic was taken makes that black cow in the front look like it has a gigantic open mouth, with a brown lower jaw...almost looks like a lab head!
Lina Romanika 3 years ago
Aww, what a beautiful photo 😊 I guess this one is my favourite. The cow looks so tranquil.
#11
Fimber Bravo, 2018
Sherri Steinert-Brown 6 years ago
I really like this one I almost thought he had Angel wings from the artwork in the back of him lol.. The knitting and just the feeling of the picture or mood is perfect .. You are beyond talented you have a special gift
Sandra La Madeleine 6 years ago
I love this one. Not just the sweater but he beautiful picture <3
#12
Fruit Fraud, 2019
Lorraine R 6 years ago
"Whatcha knitting, hon?" "A sweater for this banana." "Of course. I should have known."
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
These are some of the best Bored Panda posts I’ve ever read! Thank you Jenn UP, Lorraine, NG, and Laci!!! 😁
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Cherry Blossom
Kristy Gabel 6 years ago
I’m curious who this girl is, she looks identical to my niece. Not in the sense that she resembles her, I mean IDENTICAL. Separated at birth identical.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Call your niece—this is clearly a message from the universe
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Knitting Track
Cra-Z cat lady 6 years ago
I like how you think! That is a beautiful colour!
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Black Phoenix, 2019
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Especially when you consider she either graphed it out (hard) or winged it (insane)!
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Nina, 2018
PyroKitty 6 years ago
Don't tell me what to do! *gets foot stuck and breaks it somehow*
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Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Imagine having to stand like that FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! Sorry, I got hysterical considering the fatigue of it all...
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Kate, 2019
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
Even if it was meant to blend in, on it's own it's a beautiful sweater. I would certainly wear it!
Patricia Welcome 6 years ago
Finding yarns to actually blend so perfectly is a skill in itself, then to knit these pieces is a gift not to be taken for granted❤
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Stilts
holo it's me 6 years ago (edited)
so sad to see such unrealistic body expectations for young girls in the media. I have truly lost hope for humanity
QueenoftheSquids 6 years ago
So she’s like on actual stilts with a knitted cover that’s cool and difficult to do but why would they do it so much work
QueenoftheSquids 6 years ago
Yeah no way are those her legs look at the feet those are totally stilts
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Steve Brittain 6 years ago
Reminds me of the Australian entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest...
Uwishiwasu 6 years ago (edited)
They tried to put me on the cover of Vogue, but my legs were too long. Every day is leg day, Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Adriana_Slayz 6 years ago
They tried to put her on the cover of Vogue, but her legs were too long( and skinny) lol
#19
Buddy And Taboushka, 2018
Veronica Sjöberg 6 years ago
That cat is seriously tempted to attack. Body language is very clear about it... it must be so stressful for the rat:(
Sherri Steinert-Brown 6 years ago
Omg the expression on the rats face bc it knows the cat can see him and doesn't like sharing his house .
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
He may be in camouflage but kitty stills sees him! Just thinks he looks weird!
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This Side Up
#21
Fatboy Slim, 2018
Tracy Marie 5 years ago
Where in the world did this get painted!? It looks like the roof of a building! How did you even know it was there? How did you get permission! It's huge! The man is laying down resting on his elbows. Hey! Where are you if he's on the roof!?! You seem pretty high above him. Eesh! I'm getting dizzy! Then, The Exact same shade of yellow. !!!
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Knit Teapot
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Seth Globepainter, 2019
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Popay, 2019
Tracy Marie 5 years ago
His head and face are covered with a full-face ski-mask. Knitted of course .
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SlipperyCheese 6 years ago
is it just me or does it look like the wall is a gif and it moving...
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Rock Pools
Koala King 6 years ago
Anyone else want to either make a raspberry sound or push him in the snow?
Sherri Steinert-Brown 6 years ago
I thought that was snow at first and how could you make that child stand in that cold a*s water lol I have been in the cold state for to long or not traveled enough to see white sand ..the knitting is awesome
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Rock Pools
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Magpie 6 years ago
Sort of, once I got past the frustration of learning it. Lots of excellent knitting skill here.
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Wendy Vetting 6 years ago
I’m a knitter and I have to say that something like this would take a long time! Excellent knits everyone! I LOVE men who knit!❤️
Magpie 6 years ago
Sort of, once I got past the frustration of learning it. Lots of excellent knitting skill here.
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I’m a knitter and I have to say that something like this would take a long time! Excellent knits everyone! I LOVE men who knit!❤️
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