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Abstract

Simplicity, intimacy, freedom and one single thread characterize the knitting technique. In my project, I have studied ways of creating three- dimensional shape and structure using single threads and various knitting techniques. I applied my ideas in a collaboration with the singer Sofia Karlsson. The focus has been to design a portable object that can be used in pictures for the cover and promotion of her upcoming album. The material I studied, processed and used in creating the three-part object was linen. In the center stands a collar, that changes expression depending on how it is worn and which side is turned towards the outside. The collar interacts with a cylinder for her hands and a hairnet. With the theme of Lullabies, I have tried to combine embracing and inviting movements and forms. I have studied and documented the graphic patterns created by the stitches. I have strived to develop a meeting place for and cross-fertilization of our individual disciplines: music and craft.