Where do you stand on Big Knits?

While coming up for air in the middle of doing Important Grown-Up Things (mostly tedious and having to do with paper and small print), I found myself contemplating Big Knits in the fashion world. I recall seeing a few in the more avant garde collections last year in Italy and found them... interesting. Conceptually.

And for this A/W season, there are more. Like these hats at Rick Owens.







And these mindblowing pieces by Giles Deacon at the Giles show.











** All photos by Marcio Madeira, at style.com

Normally I'm the kind of person who knows instantly whether I love or hate something, but I have to admit I'm a little on the fence about these Big (really, Gigantic) Knits. I'm a Small Needle Knitter myself, as a SNK I tend to shy away from large bulky items that might make me look like the Michelin Man. Not to mention the inevitable muscle cramping if I used broomstick-sized needles. The bulkiest I'm ever tempted to knit is an aran-weight sweater or coat, perhaps. For warmth.

But I am strangely drawn to, at least, the Rick Owens hat. (Imagine how quick a Christmas knit that would be - you could crank out 4 or more in an hour!) And I do love the THICK scarf in the last shot. And the dresses, too - again, as a concept. But could I see myself walking down the street in one?

Could you?