DIY Idea: Make Your Own Knitted Wire Chairs!

By: Capreek Oct 13, 2011

created at: 10/13/2011

Whether your Eames wire chair has seen better days or you just feel like having some fun with your furniture, this DIY idea offers a clever handmade touch!

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Akira Ishikawa is credited with this idea* (~~though we can't find a link--if you can dig one up, please share~~ big thank you to CheesePirate for hunting down the link!) over on ReCraft. What purists may call blasphemous, I call a playful, non-permanent way of mixing things up on the decor front! Plus, the color combos and pattern possibilities are practically endless. What do you think, Curbliers? Yay or nay to this knitted chair idea?

*UPDATE: The original photo came from Flickr! Knitting by Noriko of Plain Living; styling by Akira Ishikawa; photography by Osamu Koizumi; created for Tokyo CultuArt by Beams. Huzzah!

[via ReCraft / via Brittni Mehlhoff]

Tagged : Craft, knitting, Inspiration, ideas, chairs, eames, seating, Furniture, DIY

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I love these - I don't think you need to be able to knit and even kids could join in with some guidance.

Stella
Oct 21, 2011

Thank you!! Now I just need a wire chair, some roving... :)

Thanks for the tips re: roving. I'll keep an eye out. :)

Stella: It looks like the "knitted" effect was created by pulling loops through. Pass a loop through the first opening in the mesh, pass another loop through the opening above it and through loop 1, pull tight, repeat going up the chair, working vertically row by row. Then just weave in the ends to hide & secure them. I'm not sure about moving to the next row over, and unfortunately I've got nothing to experiment with here at work. But I don't think you'd need any actual knitting skillz.