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.
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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