Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Out by the boxcar waiting...

Guerilla knitting!

I wish I lived in NYC or some other metropolis, because I can't even describe how happy I'd be if I saw a little bit of fuzzy graffiti in my own hometown. Yes, I'm a total sucker for just about anything made by hand using needles and yarn. I've started a new knitting project myself. It's just in the baby stages, but it will end up being a loose knit sweater. This yarn is mohair and it feels just like knitting angel hair, especially with the colour being light pink with silver sparkles.

Maybe someday I'll graduate up to doing something as epic as the 66Sick DIY Rodarte dress. Yeah, keep dreaming Isabel.

13 comments:

Damsels said...

oh i live in NYC and never see that . of course im a new yorker of the huffy jaded variety who never notices anything and speed walks her way through the crowds

diane said...

I have faith in you. Especially if you can wear mohair, the stuff makes me itchy & sweaty.

Amelia said...

That has to be the sweetest form of graffiti ever! I need to practice my knitting skillz.

M said...

Haaaaaa..that first one is really amazing. I have seen some with trees and houses that are really good as well, but I don´t know the link.

It seems your newly born project will come out really beauiful (I am a sucker for anything with needles, yarn and colour as well)

TEXTSTYLES said...

guerilla knitting is next level, along with guerilla gardening!

*bisous*

yiqin; said...

Wow, the knitting is amazing.

sarah said...

those six six sick girls are absolutely amazing...

xo s

The Clothes Horse said...

Someone knitted around a tree at my school...I never did get a pic of it.

Emz said...

Cool knitting! And that is some cool graffiti!

In-tree-gue said...

I sometimes wish i wasn't living in suburban south FLorida, well more lke alwyas.
Im majorly jealous you can knit so well. And the 66sick girls are like diying gods

louise or valentine said...

my friend, who shall remain nameless, is a graffiti knitter called KNITTA and she does a ton of stuff around nyc. though she lives in austin, tx.
here's her website. i think you would enjoy it!


http://www.knittaplease.com/KNITTA_PLEASE.html

R. said...

Dude, you should start guerilla in your own town. It would be awesome. By the way, I totally saw a girl with a joy division tank top at Sasquatch and totally thought of you.

Claire said...

I love guerrilla knitting. A tree in the senior courtyard has been covered for months. I haven't knit anything since 6th grade, I feel like I should try again.