IPhone Purses Mondrian Style

iPhone Purses - Mondrian Style by Knitvana

What is Being Made

These are knitted iPhone purses inspired by the geometric compositions of artist Piet Mondrian. The collection includes two distinct purse designs, each created using the Knitvana Modern Art design approach. These small accessories combine functional phone storage with wearable art, featuring bold color blocking and abstract geometric patterns characteristic of Mondrian's iconic style.

Techniques Used

The purses are constructed using fundamental knitting techniques suitable for intermediate-level crafters. The designs employ intarsia knitting or color work methods to achieve the distinctive Mondrian-inspired geometric patterns with contrasting colored sections. Knitters follow charted design patterns across multiple rows to build the abstract composition as they work from bottom to top.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (K) - the primary stitch used throughout the fabric
• Purl stitch (P) - used selectively to create texture and pattern definition

The straightforward stitch vocabulary makes these projects accessible while the color pattern complexity provides the intermediate-level challenge.

Construction Details

Purse 1 requires casting on 17 stitches and working 102 rows total, with design patterns spanning rows 1-52 and rows 51-102. Purse 2 uses the same 17-stitch cast-on but is worked over 94 rows, with patterns covering rows 1-52 and rows 48-94. Both purses follow charted design patterns provided on pages 2-6 of the PDF instructions.

Materials

While specific yarn weight and needle size are detailed in the full pattern instructions, crafters will need yarn in multiple colors to execute the Mondrian-inspired color blocking, and appropriate knitting needles sized to their chosen yarn. The compact stitch count (17 stitches) indicates these are small, portable projects ideal for phone-sized accessories.

Design Inspiration

These purses draw directly from the Compositions of Piet Mondrian, translating his famous abstract geometric style—characterized by primary colors, bold black lines, and rectangular forms—into knitted textile art. The Knitvana Modern Art design philosophy brings contemporary art appreciation into the fiber arts.