tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29452495738404952252024-03-05T11:12:22.902-08:00Covered in KnitBohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-45368741686955461932009-12-03T09:00:00.000-08:002009-12-03T09:02:21.120-08:00It's been a while...It's been months since I've put together a Knit Graffiti piece that I'm starting to feel like a bad knitter. Between not putting up knit graffiti, and not getting tattooed in a year, I feel like a total loser. It's time to change. It's time to "Hit the needles"....Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-68710552726563091632009-08-04T08:54:00.001-07:002010-01-14T18:01:59.884-08:00Yarn Bombing Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.craftzine.com/yarn_bombing_cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://blog.craftzine.com/yarn_bombing_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />About a year ago I gave permission for some of my photos to be used in an upcoming book <a href="http://www.yarnbombing.com/">Yarn Bombing</a> about Knit Graffiti and they used some of them! It's so exciting! I got a copy in the mail a few days ago and have flipped through the pictures 3 times and have read up to page 100. It is fantastic! <br /><br />This book is for anyone who loves the concept of Knit/Crochet Graffiti. It is part coffee table book, part historical and biographical, and part instruction manual. <br /><br />There are basic instructions for people who haven't knit before, and patterns/instructions for those who have. Even if you don't have plans to decorate the great outdoors, there are some great garment patterns and you could always decorate your own home with the patterns intended for trees and poles (I'm contemplating some monster feet for my dining room table). <br /><br />I highly recommend that anyone who loves fiber arts should check out this book!Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-39689496318308868082009-07-21T08:49:00.000-07:002009-07-21T08:55:35.541-07:00Another Anti-Knitting Graffiti Blog PostI have to draw attention to the "other" knitters, the one's that don't approve of what we do. <a href="http://www.web-goddess.org/archive.php/postID/8516">The Anti-Knitting-Graffiti Manifesto</a> is the latest "annoyance" with knit graffiti. The posts focus is on media attention, so I have a feeling that if knit graffiti remained underground and didn't gain media attention that maybe she would feel differently. <br /><br />What is she going to think when <a href="http://www.yarnbombing.com/yarn-bombing-the-book">Yarn Bombing</a> comes out in September...Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-76793849000294358352009-07-20T11:23:00.000-07:002009-07-20T11:30:06.519-07:00World Wide Knit In Public DayIt was a great day! But I've been so busy since, that it's taken me a month to get this blog done! Bad Me! Well, Corvallis, OR was definitely represented in the Knit Graffiti movement! <br /><br />Here's what I did:<br /><br />With the help of some local knitters I was able to make 30 learn to knit kits that were distributed around downtown on WWKIP Day:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3620381382/" title="IMG_0877 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3620381382_1c1af098a2.jpg" width="500" height="445" alt="IMG_0877" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3635347065/" title="IMG_0888 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3635347065_dc95054fda_m.jpg" width="208" height="240" alt="IMG_0888" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3635346921/" title="IMG_0885 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3635346921_84128ba263_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_0885" /></a><br /><br />I also put up another big ugly pink cozy:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3636159540/" title="IMG_0886 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3636159540_48d1e36fdc.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0886" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3636160720/" title="IMG_0887 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3636160720_aebea4ac76.jpg" width="211" height="500" alt="IMG_0887" /></a><br /><br />And a couple of antenna cozies:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3635345759/" title="IMG_0883 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3635345759_ab9db3938c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0883" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3636160826/" title="IMG_0890 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3636160826_c8fed825f7.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="IMG_0890" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3635347161/" title="IMG_0891 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3635347161_a0791b0da7.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="IMG_0891" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-81175818128125026712009-04-13T20:36:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:40:17.598-07:00Knitters Against Knit Graffiti?Per <a href="http://knitting.about.com/b/2009/03/05/knitting-in-the-news-a-knitting-ban-guerilla-knitting-thoughts-and-more.htm">Sarah's Knitting Blog at About.com</a>:<br /><br />"A story on <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/digital-life/Yarn%20bombers%20take%20Vancouver%20streets/1342756/story.html">yarn bombers</a> in the Vancouver Sun raised the ire of some more traditional knitters who said the knit graffiti isn't attractive, may actually harm the trees and is a waste of good yarn that could be better used knitting for a person in need rather than a lightpost"<br /><br />I say- what a bunch of hooey! We need to be extra strong on <a href="http://www.wwkipday.com/">World Wide Knit In Public Day</a> to turn them into knit graffiti lovers!Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-6620455793337764432009-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:002009-01-26T15:41:46.384-08:00Sheep in Grand Junction, COI was feeling very festive for the upcoming holiday, Valentine's Day, and I decided something in the urban landscape of Grand Junction, CO needed to feel my love. I chose a fantastic public round-about art sculpture by Jim Dolan. He sculpted 3 amazing sheep out of metal (very pokey by the way) so I decided to cover it in a big, pink, fluffy sweater (so it can stay warm in the cold weather). <br /><br />Grand Junction, CO- you've been Covered in Knit!<br /><br />The new festive tags:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3229253589/" title="IMG_6653 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3229253589_b328f75448_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_6653" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3230104262/" title="IMG_6654 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3230104262_e8be71ab93.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_6654" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3230104050/" title="IMG_6659 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3230104050_d2991baecf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_6659" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-81344832995225995582009-01-11T13:28:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:31:34.054-08:00Yarnbombing gave us a Shout Out!<a href="http://www.yarnbombing.com/">Yarnbombing</a> is a fantastic team of knit graffiti artists who are kick ass enough to be writing a book- <span style="font-style:italic;">Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit Graffiti</span> that is coming out in Fall 2009. <br /><br />While my computer was broken over the holiday's they sneakily wrote a blog about me (Bohoknitterchic) and this blog. Sneaky ladies rock in my book! <a href="http://www.yarnbombing.com/covered-in-knit">Yarnbombing Blog on Us!</a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-38713861492682067512008-12-16T13:31:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:35:41.544-08:00Santa Fe, NM- Covered in Knit!On the corner of Alameda and Camino De Campo there is now a lovely piece of pole cozy, to help it stay warm in winter! Santa Fe, NM- you have officially been covered in knit! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3114875018/" title="IMG_5337 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/3114875018_41b29f8594_o.jpg" width="274" height="576" alt="IMG_5337" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3114872068/" title="IMG_5335 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/3114872068_0b41e00a43.jpg" width="424" height="500" alt="IMG_5335" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-12108381353292177072008-11-30T21:02:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:03:31.166-08:00Santa Cruz, CAI totally forgot to post this one! I placed it about a month ago. Santa Cruz, CA- Covered in Knit!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/3007079970/" title="IMG_4311 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/3007079970_d756432fd5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_4311" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-45097434033195594132008-10-28T09:23:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:26:16.155-07:00Chico, CA Tree CozyI had a wonderful striped large piece that I wanted to find a tree for, and I did in Chico, CA. This tree got Covered in Knit on October 18th. My parter in crime took pictures of me working this time:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2965502256/" title="2961687689_6660f2be1d_o by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2965502256_04ab65db63.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="2961687689_6660f2be1d_o" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2965502070/" title="2961688191_d3045b2bd0 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2965502070_2b73942099_o.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="2961688191_d3045b2bd0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2957322386/" title="Chico by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/2957322386_b272e6284e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Chico" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-34416170080901768302008-10-20T09:19:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:23:20.866-07:00Candycorn in CaliforniaCalifornia got Covered In Knit for Halloween this year! <br /><br />We went to the Half Moon Bay, CA Pumpkin Festival on the 17th:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2956477321/" title="half moon bay2 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2956477321_4f217f7308.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="half moon bay2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2957322918/" title="Half Moon Bay by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2957322918_2d1a2eff6a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Half Moon Bay" /></a><br /><br />Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco on the 17th:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2957323198/" title="Ghiradelli Square by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2957323198_1414e11727.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Ghiradelli Square" /></a><br /><br />and in front of Lyon Books in Chico, CA on the 18th (you can see the feet of my partner in crime there):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2957323510/" title="Chico- Lyon Books by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2957323510_c5aea6af61.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Chico- Lyon Books" /></a>Bohoknitterchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116717726974690794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-51548224131606482862008-10-09T13:54:00.001-07:002008-10-09T13:57:56.555-07:00The River Inn Bus- Big Sur, CA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEofn0ceqaay3lSQqeRdamRsPPn3jBRZjys9-ssGwamVPWYhlUFjt3qmlqjPtIkmIR3xeyXgaeCnEx0M77eRheIUdWOREmEQ-gB4tHYDuzcE9zgYJqdp_0nDXV4UdTWs4C1ebD96pdzx1V/s1600-h/IMG_4090.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEofn0ceqaay3lSQqeRdamRsPPn3jBRZjys9-ssGwamVPWYhlUFjt3qmlqjPtIkmIR3xeyXgaeCnEx0M77eRheIUdWOREmEQ-gB4tHYDuzcE9zgYJqdp_0nDXV4UdTWs4C1ebD96pdzx1V/s320/IMG_4090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255260792707407074" /></a><br />The River Inn Bus got Covered In Knit yesterday as we were on our way home from a backpacking trip in the Los Padres National Forest. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2925879308/" title="The River Inn Bus- Covered in Knit by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2925879308_79f1fac697.jpg" width="392" height="500" alt="The River Inn Bus- Covered in Knit" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-36852241691320709902008-09-27T17:13:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:59:10.560-07:00Covered in CandycornI just put these all together for the October Challenge! I'll be covering California in Candycorn in honor of my favorite month and Holiday! Stay tuned to see where these end up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2893810980/" title="IMG_3899 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2893810980_6aa380fb8b_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="IMG_3899" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-84919467972314428152008-09-07T15:23:00.000-07:002008-09-07T15:29:49.439-07:00Cannery Row- CA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKuYI0l1hNsM0ZsqUY7R5zHIBVIQA3ft6v3JOJjUuQUjuifaHo72KUre0_YU77dCSY9ZMQCGs_ztOCpm9dinkDAqAxVVYD_fr-e9EJVMWmAGEvekdx9n6OmY_N3iLADRN9u7PjGgM7sJU/s1600-h/IMG_3269.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKuYI0l1hNsM0ZsqUY7R5zHIBVIQA3ft6v3JOJjUuQUjuifaHo72KUre0_YU77dCSY9ZMQCGs_ztOCpm9dinkDAqAxVVYD_fr-e9EJVMWmAGEvekdx9n6OmY_N3iLADRN9u7PjGgM7sJU/s320/IMG_3269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243409150809242930" /></a><br />While playing tourist in my hometown I decided that Cannery Row (where the Monterey Bay Aquarium is) needed to be covered in knit. I was able to put the finishing touches on it while we were finishing up at the aquarium:<br /><br /><br />Then, while in the presence of my Justice of the Peace (judge) step-mom I planned my knitted attack on a railing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2837917126/" title="IMG_3273 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2837917126_67d482ff5f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_3273" /></a><br /><br />And Voila! Covered in Knit! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2837916768/" title="IMG_3275 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2837916768_f1fa012934.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_3275" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-1230860731324598592008-08-29T21:58:00.000-07:002008-08-29T22:00:52.147-07:00Flowering FungusBonifacio Place in Monterey, CA. Check it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2810510492/" title="IMG_3140 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2810510492_4246791053.jpg" width="443" height="500" alt="IMG_3140" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohoknitterchic/2809664165/" title="IMG_3138 by bohoknitterchic, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2809664165_5689db8e56.jpg" width="422" height="500" alt="IMG_3138" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-25382511042575055732008-08-29T10:22:00.000-07:002008-08-29T10:30:19.317-07:00I Give Monterey a Lot of CreditI went out last night to place my very first knit graffiti piece- a large striped noro kureyon and black yarn piece large enough to be a short skirt. It was about 10pm on a Thursday in Monterey, CA. We drove around the town for about 30 minutes and here is what I noticed:<div><br /></div><div>- cops drive down each block of downtown about once every 10 minutes (one drove by during my one attempt at graffiti placement, and we narrowly escaped)</div><div>- they manicure, landscape, and clean every ounce of the streets (some streets they even wash the sidewalks)</div><div>- there are no posters, ads, or signs anywhere- making a knit cozy very obvious and likely to be removed quickly</div><div><br /></div><div>Needless to say, there was no knit graffiti placed last night. </div><div><br /></div><div>Things I'm going to keep in mind for next time: </div><div>- my first piece shouldn't be so big and require that much seaming</div><div>- daytime is better- you look less suspicious</div><div>- smaller is better and would probably last longer because it won't bug as many people. </div><div><br /></div><div>This sure is a learning process! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945249573840495225.post-20423345484606425542008-08-26T09:19:00.001-07:002008-08-26T09:19:38.468-07:00Coming Soon!Look for lots of public art and urban beautification soon! My first project is almost finished...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0