We all know Josh Bennett, right? He’s the designer of some gorgeous knitwear. So it’s no surprise, but surely a delight, to hear that he’s designing sweaters inspired by the upcoming movie Thor: Ragnarok. In fact, Josh has a contract with Marvel that lasts through 2018, and is also working on designs inspired by Black Panther, due out next February.
What I love? Is that he’s getting fairly paid for the amount of work that goes into knitting a sweater. (And these are particularly gorgeous sweaters. Prices start at just over $1000. And there are only 10 pieces of each design available. Preorders start October 10.
Could we see Chris Hemsworth wearing one? Please?
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Mensch (good person) alert: Meet Gilles Chiasson, former homeless person who now knits for other homeless people to show that someone cares about them.
He invites you to join him if you’re near Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal. Information on how to connect with the group is at the end of the article.
I took a couple of classes with Josh @ the Webs retreat a couple of weeks ago. He’s personable & a good teacher. I learned some nifty new cast ons & bind offs that are going to be my new faves.
I sincerely hope that in the wake of the movie, he will release patterns for some of these. I would dearly love to knit up the Loki piece.