i remember seeing this beautiful woven pouf stool in this month’s blueprint (which is seriously dy-no-mite) so i was pysched to see them in the “new” section of dwr. sadly they’re $800 a pop (ouch!) and way out of my price range but i thought maybe someone out there could afford these. or maybe someone would be crafty enough to sell crocheted or woven covers you could put over existing stools with a similar shape. more in my price range? these cute little bosse brass figurines.
walter bosse’s collectible brass figures were first produced in the late 40′s and are now being reintroduced and sold at dwr for $65 each. each one is made of viennese brass; choose from a mouse, donkey, fox, hippo, bunny, elephant and eear.
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ooh, I noticed that pouf in Blueprint too! I was wondering about it…but it’s a little out of my price range too. I have to agree that this month’s Blueprint magazine WAS especially good, too!!!
Looks like some of those Bosse figures like the rabbit, mouse, fox, elephant would make great ringholders on a nightstand or dresser. You have to click on additional images to see the rest of them. That hippo is so great!
Actually, they’re knitted, not crocheted. Looks like garter stitch to me! They would be fairly easy to do, but would take some seriously bulky yarn and big needles.
Yeah, they are knitted, and it does seem like it might be something that would be somewhat simple to reproduce, albeit with ludicrously large needles… hmmm…
Love love love the poufs. I saw a large handknit rug made by the same textile artist (http://www.theseflocks.com/index.html) and asked my dad to make me giant knitting needles. He did – out of solid wood, they’re 1.5 in, in diameter and are the heaviest things in the world!
Also, there was a great project where people made a ‘house’ out of knitted materials that also inspired my giant knitting needle obsession – http://www.knittingsite.org/index.html.
I posted on the pouf last week on The Laboratory (no relation to The Lab in the above comment) and last year I did the rug on fiftyRX3. I just wanted to point out that, yes, they are pricey, but the story behind FLOCKS is really nice and very sustainable. So, I do hope that those who can afford to, support the company. I believe you can also buy direct. Thanks for putting them on your site.
I was so sad to see that’s how much they cost! Goodness me!!
I’m so showing this to my knitting guru and seeing what she says.
The giant knitting needles are called “broomsticks”, and are often used for knitting items to be felted. You can find them made of plastic, which are lighter than wood.
I’m real interested in the yarn, though. The only ting I’ve ever seen that is that fat is rope. I’d love to see these in person to see how soft it is.
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