Knit art

A piece by Diane Bromberg, made of nautical rope.

To knit something on four+ needles of incremental size (4-6-8-10-12 for example), so that perhaps the work would develop some sort of convoluted, helical worm structure.

Another idea is to knit along ribbing to create permanently (pleated) folds in patterns. Is this possible without creating disaster?

I discovered that if you pick up loops of previously-knit rows and knit them into what you’re currently knitting, knitting as means to end starts making less sense. I’d like to create a giant jellyfishish “creation” with ugly, stringy yarn and giant, dangerous needles, shellac it stiff, and hang it over the stairwell in my home.