Micro Knitter Althea Crome Gets an Incredible 80 Stitches To The Inch
Her work is so impossibly small … how she does it … it’s almost unimaginable.
See more of Althea Crome’s incredible work at altheacrome.com. This Bloomington, Indiana-based artist pioneered knitting at a 1:12 scale. You have likely seen her work, her miniature knit garments adorn the lead character of the 2009 stop-motion film, Coraline.
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Sally
on September 27, 2019 at 2:17 pmI have knitted approximetly 100 small sweaters that I decorate my Christmas tree every year
Marg aret Hier
on September 27, 2019 at 7:36 pmI am in awe of this skill level, Do you use thread and sewing needles or wire as needles?
RoseMary haverstock
on September 28, 2019 at 10:46 amBeautiful. ❤️
LuAnn McKee
on September 28, 2019 at 10:49 amLuv. Luv. Luv
terry christopherson
on September 28, 2019 at 3:57 pmprobably 000 knitting needles ,,that way you can do three at a time
OMG, I have never seen anything like these little jumpers (sweaters), they are exquisite. You’re so clever.
Helen L. Burgess
on September 29, 2019 at 3:37 pmI am not in awe I am knocked over stupid. I can almost crochet but knitting and these pieces to me are works of art. If you sell any please let me know. I hope I can afford at least 1.
I suspect 000 needles would be too large for this scale knitting – I am curious what was used?
Rosemarie M Buchanan
on October 1, 2019 at 7:58 pmNeedle size would probably be .5 mm. Thread would probably be sewing thread. Metric is so much easier than a bunch of zeros in a row! lol …
kathy Rug
on November 7, 2019 at 8:02 amI love the tiny items, how do I get patterns? I have up to 000000 needles!
Hi Kathy, I don’t think Althea sells patterns, but feel free to reach out to her. Good luck!
Dave VanEss
on December 10, 2019 at 2:39 pmMy mother used to knit mini argyle socks while listing to her lectures in college. She used cocktail toothpicks as needles.