Comments on: Urban Knitting: Taking It To The Street http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:44:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: vero4902 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1246349 vero4902 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:46:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1246349 I love the little sweater on the tree - I think of that as the beginning of the knitting revolution! I love the little sweater on the tree - I think of that as the beginning of the knitting revolution!

]]> By: jafabrit http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1224716 jafabrit Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:23:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1224716 I think what is somewhat ironic is that we (jafagirl website) have been advertizing Project Linus for about a year on our knit knot tree page. I think what is somewhat ironic is that we (jafagirl website) have been advertizing Project Linus for about a year on our knit knot tree page.

]]> By: Jill Harness http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1222806 Jill Harness Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:51:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1222806 Jafabrit, I think work like this is amazing and thank you for participating in it! Jafabrit, I think work like this is amazing and thank you for participating in it!

]]> By: jafabrit http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1221517 jafabrit Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:03:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1221517 I never view reused/recycled materials or art supplies as a waste, nor do I feel there is an obligation to single out which materials I should donate for charity or otherwise. Knit graffiti, such as our knit knot tree, gave much pleasure to our local community and to the local children and that is never a waste. As for how I spend my time as an artist, as a community volunteer, I don't really feel it is for others to dictate or determine how and what is useful for me to do. You can see some of our public work, free art, knit graffiti etc at: www.jafagirlart.com ps. I think the gas station is fabu and lovely to see some crochet too. all the best corrine I never view reused/recycled materials or art supplies as a waste, nor do I feel there is an obligation to single out which materials I should donate for charity or otherwise. Knit graffiti, such as our knit knot tree, gave much pleasure to our local community and to the local children and that is never a waste.

As for how I spend my time as an artist, as a community volunteer, I don't really feel it is for others to dictate or determine how and what is useful for me to do.
You can see some of our public work, free art, knit graffiti etc at: http://www.jafagirlart.com

ps. I think the gas station is fabu and lovely to see some crochet too.

all the best
corrine

]]> By: TwoDragons http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1219160 TwoDragons Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:36:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1219160 Rocky Rook: At least I make something pretty and functional with my "unclassified psychological ailment." As opposed to slinging baseless pseudo-intellectual sarcasm... I'm getting kinda tired of all the wasted yarn on these "knit graffiti" projects. It would be better spent on making more useful things, like blankets for keeping the homeless or premature babies warm, or comforting a traumatized child. http://www.projectlinus.org/ --TwoDragons Rocky Rook: At least I make something pretty and functional with my "unclassified psychological ailment." As opposed to slinging baseless pseudo-intellectual sarcasm...

I'm getting kinda tired of all the wasted yarn on these "knit graffiti" projects. It would be better spent on making more useful things, like blankets for keeping the homeless or premature babies warm, or comforting a traumatized child.

http://www.projectlinus.org/

--TwoDragons

]]> By: Cori http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1218207 Cori Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:14:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1218207 Hasn't that been posted here before? Hasn't that been posted here before?

]]> By: Rocky Rook http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1216641 Rocky Rook Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:52:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1216641 Crochet is another unclassified psychologiacal ailment. Crochet is another unclassified psychologiacal ailment.

]]> By: Edward http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1216258 Edward Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:50:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1216258 In her most productive years, my mother would make a pair of mittens in an evening. A sweater would take a week. Covering one of our couches in needlepoint took her (and my brother) a whole month. Pity they chose such a putrid color of green. I can totally see someone like her helping to make a gas station cozy. In her most productive years, my mother would make a pair of mittens in an evening. A sweater would take a week. Covering one of our couches in needlepoint took her (and my brother) a whole month. Pity they chose such a putrid color of green.

I can totally see someone like her helping to make a gas station cozy.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1215763 ted Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:21:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1215763 Deja vu. And not THAT long ago, either. Deja vu.
And not THAT long ago, either.

]]> By: Nat http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1215707 Nat Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:47:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1215707 Too.. much... crochet exposure.. on the internet.... It was cool the first 3 times I saw it. Now, unless it's the Statue of Liberty, I'm really not gonna be anywhere near excited. Too.. much... crochet exposure.. on the internet....
It was cool the first 3 times I saw it.
Now, unless it's the Statue of Liberty, I'm really not gonna be anywhere near excited.

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-1215654 SenorMysterioso Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:28:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/urban-knitting-taking-it-to-the-street/#comment-1215654 Ive hit parking meters, handrails, street signs, bike racks and utility poles but nothing so ambitious as an entire tree or a gas station. Impressive. Ive hit parking meters, handrails, street signs, bike racks and utility poles but nothing so ambitious as an entire tree or a gas station. Impressive.

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