Thursday, September 30, 2010

Blammo

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Tonight a dozen or so local knitters, crocheters, and allies, aged 20 to 70, covered a downtown park in yarn.


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I made this wrap for one of the pillars that holds up the bandstand. 64 inches long.


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The shiny reddish purple crochet pelt is also my creation. Trust me, you're glad it's out of focus.


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Some of the donated material was absolutely gorgeous. Look, this lamp cozy has cables! Cables!


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My student Kate made a tree scarf. The woman in the background watched us for several minutes with her car door open, asking questions and preventing other cars from getting in that parking space.


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The Sensible Seamstress sent this piece all the way from Kansas City, where even the crocheted trees are up to date.


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Sewing the pieces on was a little like lacing a corset. What was stunning was watching these flat strips and squares conform to the shape of the environment, transforming that shape with color and texture.


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Poles of all kinds disappeared underneath big crochet and knit stitches. Bare metal started to look barren in comparison.


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Maybe next year we can cover the caboose.


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After a while, even my seaming started to look like part of the art.


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Donations from different crafters created fortuitous juxtapositions of color, shape, and texture.


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Ariel M got so into it. I think she might go yarn bombing on her own next weekend.


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She made this beautiful, welcoming armrest cover. Isn't it the perfect accompaniment to a set-a-spell by the fountain?


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We worked through sunset and into the gathering darkness.


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Soon you couldn't even see the green fringed skirt you just sewed on a lamppost.


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A woman showed up about 75 minutes into the event with this enormous afghan, the perfect size for wrapping around an entire bench.


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Just as we were tying off the last stitches, the piece de resistance rolled up: a crochet covered motorcycle. Wait 'till the ArtsFest attendees get a load of this.


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Those who stayed to the very end. Yarn bombers forever!

2 comments:

Ali said...

Awesome! Thanks for all the pictures.

And this all happened while I was drinking margaritas and listening to karaoke at La Huerta... :)

gratefulgirl said...

Beautiful, beautiful work!