"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers
connect us with our fellow men."
--Herman Melville
Yarn bombing is blasting through Chicago! Mary K. Lawrie and I are leading three, two of which will be occuring in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Howard Street will have a flower and vine theme while Clark Street will be celebrating Day of the Dead.
If you couldn't make our first stitching event on June 26, here is the basic information you need to get started. Our next meeting will be July 18th from 4-6pm with Mary leading the event. Location will soon be announced.
Links
A Pinterest board of free flower, vine and skeleton patterns found on the Internet has been developed. Check back with it weekly as Mary is frequently updating it. http://pinterest.com/mklawrie/blooming-celebrating
You can also like my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/lbostudio
Check out Mary's website for more knitting and crochet information! Mary's passion is for green & recylce crafting. She also shares her love for vegan cooking - http://mklawrie.tumblr.com/
You may also get more information from The Rogers Park Business Alliance's blog about the projects - http://createrogerspark.com/
Howard Street Is Blooming!
Howard Street is blooming with fields of flowers along fences and vines growing up poles. We need flowers of all sizes and shapes as well as leaves and vines.
Vines:
Knit I-cord – 5 stitch I-cord using worsted weight yarn.
6 stitch I-cord using sport or DK weight yarn.
Shades of GREEN ONLY.
Leaves – All shapes and sizes. Knit or crocheted. Shades of GREEN ONLY.
Flowers – All shapes and sizes, knit or crochet, in any and all colors.
A few flower ideas:
Dandelions - Make a large pompom using white yarns.
Alliums – Make a large pompom using purple.
Asters – Use the Hana-Ami loom with blues and purples.
Zinnias – Use the Hana-Ami loom with pinks , oranges and yellows.
Use recycled materials such as plastic bags or t-shirt yarn.
Celebrating Clark Street!
Clark Street will be celebrating the tradition of “Day of the Dead” with crocheted papel picados, knit and crocheted skeletons and knit and crocheted marigolds.
Vines:
Knit I-cord – 5 stitch I-cord using worsted weight yarn.
6 stitch I-cord using sport or DK weight yarn.
Shades of GREEN ONLY.
Flowers – All shapes and sizes, knit or crochet, in shades of yellow, red and orange (for marigolds).
Papel Picados – Worked in filet crochet with Day of the Dead imagery – varying skulls, skeletons, words such as hola and hello. Any colors may be used, but bright colors are truest to the tradition. Free patters for Papel Picados for crochet and knit in lace are on the Pinterest Board.
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to Lisa Whiting, owner of SIFU Design Studio and Fine Yarns for donating several large boxes of acrylic yarn for everyon to use in making the flowers, vines and papel picados. Don't miss Sifu's Creation Carnival Sale July 13-20.
To read more about Sifu, check out this previous blog write up about this lovely shop.
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