Yarn Bombing

Well we all see pictures of yarn bombing popping up on the web - and it happens all over the world.  Little did I know there are even books about and events in the Providence area. 

This Saturday, March 24th, at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, RI there will be a "drop-in" Learn to Yarn-Bomb program from noon to 3:00PM hosted by the South End Knitters.  This might be worth a trip and Providence has a group of yarn bombers known as "The Yarn Ninjas" so you never know what you might learn or who you might meet!

Books on Yarn Bombing can be found on Amazon - and here are a few to check out:

Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti
By Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain

Astounding Knits

Astounding Knits!: 101 Spectacular Knitted Creations and Daring Feats
By Lela Nargi




 

The Aesthetic Variable: Defining Street Art (Graffiti, Flash Mobs, Yarn Bombing, Street Installations, and More)
By Beatriz Scaglia

Also check out this website for some fun yarn bombing info from "down under" Twilight Taggers!  Here are some patterns for yarn bombing too!

A Stitch in Time.....Get a Scarf in 365 Days!

Interesting article about a Knitting Clock that knits a scarf a year with each tick of the clock. 

Siren Elise Wilhelmsen created a knitting clock.  "The 365 knitting clock was made to measure and register time in a three dimensional form to visualize the otherwise invisible time factor that connects us all. Instead of showing time in numbers, the tool we normally use to understand and organize time, the knitting clock shows the philosophical point of the ongoing process of time. It is knitting the hours and the days and shows the time as something that is constantly moving, changing and developing.


Every passing of a half hour is marked by the knitting of a stitch, a full day is measured by a full circle around the clock and a year results in a two meter long scarf. After one year the wool has to be replaced and a new year can be knitted. The year that has past is this year’s scarf. And the coming year is the wool unknitted.”

Image by Miriam Lehnart

Winding Down the Great KAL 5 of 5 WIP

Well Karen and Christine are in the final stretch of the Great Cowl KAL sponsored by Liz Abinante!  The last cowl pattern was the Perpetually Persistent Cowl  and was a quick knit for both, done on US 17's - both agreed that the needles were a bit large and that wasn't fun, but the cowl knit up in a couple of hours and they look great.

Next cowl on the needles is the Blueberry Scowl.  Scowl being Scarf + Cowl = Scowl! 

Christine's Perpetually Persistent Cowl

Karen's Perpetually Persistent Cowl

Myster Shawl KAL - Update

Helen's Mystery Shawl KAL is almost over - only one clue left!  The shawls are beautiful - the colors are amazing on all of the shawls.  Click here to see the Raverly thread with all the progress!  It has been so much fun watching everyone's progress and seeing how beautiful the colors blend. 

Here are just a sampling of some of the shawls in the KAL - so excited to see the finished products!!!

Great Cowl KAL - Weeble Wobble Cowl #3 Done!

Christine's WW

Karen's WW

Cowl #3 was the Weeble Wobble Cowl and both Christine and Karen breezed through this one!  Both finished by Friday last week leaving them plenty of time to knit on other projects.

This cowl is due on 2/29/2012 at 8:00PM CST.  Although Karen had almost forgotten to submit her FO to the website, but all set now and they are awaiting the 4th Cowl, Perpetually Persistant Cowl!  Check out Christine and Karen's Weeble Wobbles!

They are in the home stretch, only 2 more cowls to go!

Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2012 - Features a Design by Helen Bingham

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2012 issue.  From all indications the designs look beautiful. 

We are really excited at Fresh Purls because Helen has a design published in this magazine.  It is a beautiful shawl in the "Rethink Pink" section. 

Helen has kept this news "under wraps" and has let us know recently.  We are so proud of her designs and really excited that she has made this issue of Vogue Knitting!

Can't wait to queue this up and get knitting on it, such a beautiful piece!

Great Cowl KAL #2

Karen's A Very Good Cowl Indeed

Christine's A Very Good Cowl Indeed

Last post featured Karen and Christine's Flurries Cowl, the 1st of 5 cowls for Liz Abinante's Great Cowl KAL! 

The second installment, A Very Good Cowl Indeed, was completed on time by both of them and on time so currently they are working on #3 - Weeble Wobble Cowl, which is due on February 29th - and we're confident they will both finish these on time as well!