Today SoKaN joined a gang of 80 knittas and hookers to carry out a bombing assignment for the mafia.
Ka-BOOM!
That’s yarn bombing, of course, otherwise known as knit graffiti, a form of community street art. And the mafia is the Memphis Knit Mafia.
the turquoise and red piece on the 2nd rail is my work
This means that as of today my work is officially on display at a museum. I’m pretty sure this makes me edgy and urban, yet sophisticated and classy, all at the same time (if only in my imagination).
I lead such an adventurous (fantasy) life, especially for someone who spends such a vast amount of leisure time reading, knitting, and putting on shadow puppet shows for her puppy.
People are so durn creative, so now I will present the work of the real artists…
Ladybugs and flowers and stripes and pink and pompoms! It’s so fluffy I could die.
Knitted hearts on a string! Be still my heart. I must learn to make these.
More hearts.
A super big THANK YOU to Christiana Leibovich for being the capo di tutti capi.
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March 18, 2013 at 5:17 pm
skatturcast
Was so much fun. I posted some pictures on my FB page. I think it’s public if anyone is interested in seeing more pictures.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.443363255741162.1073741826.268487296562093&type=1&l=f43c780b1f
March 20, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Lunar Euphoria
It was fun. I drove by again yesterday to see if anything had been added. I noticed a statue wearing a scarf. 😀
March 19, 2013 at 7:50 pm
Dana
Love it!! One of my fave yarn bombing projects EVER involved my friend knitting outrageous legwarmers for a set of tall, hand-holding statues in my conservative home town. Each legwarmer was about 6 feet tall, and there was a set of 8 or 9 statues to warm up. I wish I could find a link to the results– it was priceless! (She also knit toques for the horse statues outside of City Hall.) Man, I love yarn bombing! 🙂
March 20, 2013 at 5:31 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Awesome! Please share that link if you find it. I would love to see pictures of legwarmer bedecked statues.
March 21, 2013 at 6:09 am
Dana
Must keep trolling through old posts of mine and of course, Google. I’ll link back to it when I find it!
March 20, 2013 at 2:17 am
Maddie Cochere
I have never seen such a thing! How creative you all are in your neck of the woods!! This is so cool! 🙂
March 20, 2013 at 5:34 pm
Lunar Euphoria
I love the whole idea of community art projects. I got all sorts of inspired by everyone’s creations.
March 28, 2013 at 9:15 pm
arlingwoman
This is really great. And I love the idea of leg warmers on statues.
March 28, 2013 at 10:56 pm
Lunar Euphoria
As do I. Right now I am imagining all sorts of knits to keep naked statues warm in the winter.
August 13, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Beth Ann
Oh my goodness–that is awesome!! I am going to update my post and add a link to this post!!! I love your contribution—-the turquoise and red is awesome!!! Thanks so much for sharing with me!
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