Christien Meindertma’s giant knitwork

published December 9, 2006 in dutch design flooring interiors |

handknitted carpet
Christien Meindertma’s label FLOCKS is the result of her cooperation with a farmer in Wales. The Dutch designer created a clothing collection from the wool of a small flock of the farmer’s sheep. Each garment in the collection was produced from the wool of one single sheep. Her new Black Sheep collection is celebrating the black sheep, the odd one out in the flock. The collection is knitted from a variety of rare breeds from around the world, from black angora rabbits to alpacas. The gorgeous hand-knitted rug for example is made from the wool of 18 merino sheep.
handknitted carpet
You can see Christien’s full collection on her website. Her designs can be purchased from the Frozen Fountain in Amsterdam and Kakitsubata in Tokyo. The rug is made on demand, every size and color is possible, please contact FLOCKS if you have any questions (christien@theseflocks.com).

20 responses

cruststation Dec 12, 2006 at 1:41 pm

So beautiful and fun, it’s like standing on a giant jumper.
maria antunes Dec 13, 2006 at 4:10 pm

Wow! Fantastic work!
Zirça Dec 14, 2006 at 10:54 am

Wonderful! Congratulations!
Dorie Dec 18, 2006 at 3:21 pm

That’s great! That poof looks like a lot of fun!
digibudi Dec 19, 2006 at 2:48 am

Amazing! I see plenty of possibilities for these wonderful creations. Would like to have the rug/carpet in my home.. Love it!
Noreen Crone-Findlay Dec 19, 2006 at 6:03 pm

Ah! Gulliver forgot his knitting needles when he left Lilliput! Amazing and wonderful.
Hankering for Yarn - These must be the worlds’ biggest knitting needles Dec 19, 2006 at 6:12 pm

[...] ENORMOUS KNITTING NEEDLES [...]
C4G Dec 23, 2006 at 5:38 am

hOLY sHIT! Those are fricken huge needles!!
R Beacham Dec 26, 2006 at 7:39 am

….yes, but can you knit on the bus ?….
Sunshine(MamaJ) Mar 2, 2007 at 12:24 am

Yeah, but my apartment’s not big enough to sit with those needles!!! Think i’ll stick with my teddy bears. Thanks.
personesllanes Mar 8, 2007 at 1:13 pm

good for you Christiens
Jennifer Apr 6, 2007 at 1:29 am

Wow! That’s beautiful knitting. I imagine it takes a lot of effort to work those needles.
The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Beautiful Aran Haiku Apr 12, 2007 at 8:51 pm

[...] Beautiful Aran Haiku Posted on 04.12.07 by lucia @ 12:50 pm Design by ChristienMeindertma! [...]
The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Humongonormous Needles Haiku Apr 12, 2007 at 9:50 pm

[...] “I need some needles.” “What size are you looking for?” “Humongonormous.” Ok… I bet you thought I was lying when I showed you the handknit aran carpet? Here is the knitter hovering over her cast on. You can learn more about her designs and yarns at The Flocks. But I have to warn you, the site is loaded with scripts and acts weird on my browser. I found these photos at Style-files. Previous posts: ( Carpet Cleaning Service. | Home ) Please leave comments! Filed under: Haiku Trackback URL for this knitting blog post: http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/2222/trackback/ Lucia Liljegren: Copyright 2005-2006 Rights to all site content including knitting patterns, generators and haikus reserved. [...]
Sarah Jun 24, 2007 at 6:53 pm

wow, that is awesome!
Jen Jul 12, 2008 at 12:17 pm

This is amazing!!!
mariana Oct 23, 2008 at 5:02 pm

Where does one get yarn that gauge.
lisa Nov 28, 2008 at 12:49 pm

truly amazing !!
helene levett Apr 14, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Where on earth did she get the yarn for this? i have been looking for super chunky yarn for a while and this is the first i’ve seen!
Such a great idea.
Luey Jun 14, 2009 at 1:31 pm

these are amazing! what ply is the wool?