Thursday, October 4, 2012

Yarn Bombing

               I've been wanting to yarn bomb for a while. So about 3 weeks ago as a birthday gift to myself I finally did it =) I started by picking a target, a pole in front of the building I live in. This way I would see it frequently and so could everyone else. Unfortunetly, since I live on a campus there is not any time when everyone is asleep and the coast is clear. Because of this I had to change my plans last minute and change to a more secluded location. The pole I measured was slightly thicker than the pole I eventually used so the yarn bomb was a little loose when i got it on.






                 This is a few pictures of me working on it right before I finished. I didn't take any pictures before this point because I forgot =) This is me sitting on the floor, on my yellow rug =)



Then I attached a note to it. Its just a folded index card that I punch a hole in using a hole punch. I then made a slip knot on the card and then made another slip stitch on the actual yarn bomb itself. This way it could not be removed as easily unless you have scissors which most people don't carry with them around campus.



You can see what both sides say above =) It rained two days after
 it was posted it and the note fell off, but i found the note
 and had 5 yes's in the like collum!!  =)



             


This is a picture of it all finished just as I'm getting ready to go attach it. I brought with me one long piece of black yarn, that I was doubly sure would be enough cause it's better to end with extra then to run out in the middle. Also I bought a large tapestry needle, that was already threaded and two friends =)





       These are all pictures of it as soon as it went up. Just a Tip: You don't wanna wait until morning, even though it gives better pictures, because it may not be there in the morning and then you may not get any pictures at all =)







              And this is the next day in the sun light so it's a better picture =) The yarn bomb is still up now and its been almost 3 weeks =) I may take it down to wash it and move it to a different pole soon =)

3 comments:

  1. Yarn bombing is such a cool statement. I think you should leave it alone and make another one for somewhere else. Wouldn't you love to see them appearing all over the place from other people?

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    1. I would love it if someone else put one up on campus :) I would feel like a trend setter or something. I'm actually about to start a yarn craft club here on campus and teach people how to knit/crochet. So more people would have the ability to yarn bomb if the wanted :) It may also become a group prject once the group gets up and running :)

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