Knit the City: Architectural Textiles by Jake Henzler
Published Apr 28, 2026
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Jake Henzler, the creator behind Boy Knits World, has spent years translating urban architecture into knitted form, and his new book, Knit the City: Building Blocks, makes that process available to anyone who wants to craft their own knitted neighborhoods.
The concept is modular. Jake breaks buildings down into individual components that can be combined, stacked and reconfigured into larger compositions, from blankets to full textile “streetscapes.” What makes the system so clever is how it reimagines architecture, which we usually experience at life-size and in permanent materials. In Jake’s world, it becomes something soft, portable and handcrafted.
Published by David & Charles, the book works as both a pattern library and a visual toolkit, turning cityscapes into something tactile, repeatable and open-ended.
Explore more of Jake’s work on Instagram.
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