Wishlist: Knitted Portraits

This week Esther N McCarthy considers luxe lounging on a delicate, but fabulous chaise and 21st century portraits in wool, would you believe? If you have a favourite product you’d like to see featured, email: [e-mail]

* So perfectly pretty, these designs are made for genteel cups of lavender tea on the veranda. A girl can dream. Check out the Blue Bell textiles starting from €3.95 at Boulevard Interiors, Douglas, Cork. http://www.boulevard.ie

* Siobhan O’Connor’s work focuses on collapsing the boundaries between traditional and popular culture by subverting our perceived normality — and all with a pair of knitting needles. Her Knitted Portraits I-IV are 40x40cm each and made by the pixelation and gridding of an image to make a knitting pattern. Each artwork is unique, with prices starting at €70. To commission your own knitted portrait contact [e-mail].