Hands and time: the case for slow knitwear

Hand-knitting is a slow argument against overproduction. Each panel is worked on needles rather than machines, which means a single vest can occupy a maker for the better part of a working week.

That pace is deliberate. It sets a natural ceiling on how much can be made, and it makes waste visible and unwelcome.

The pieces that result carry the small irregularities of the hand — a slightly firmer edge, a stitch worked twice.