Today I am teaching Alice how to blog.  We are thinking of using this image:

She was a writer of this fabulous book.  
I love it.
See more here.

From the cartoon series, Unshelved, about librarians.  This week's theme was knitting at staff meetings.  But CROCHET and LIBRARIANS... gotta love it!

Flower Test: Rose or Daisy?

Replies to this test:

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Jessica Hentoff    Rose

 

Rebecca Reitz     Very interesting. We must figure out what the choice says about you.

 

Jessica Hentoff   Complex, a multi sort of person, beautiful but with thorn  

 

Peggy Monahan    Daisy

Odella Schattin    Daisy

Dan Hermann      Rose.  The daisy is VERY 70s. 

 

Betty Chen         Daisy.

Alice Pifer          pattern on the left! but both are gorgeous!

Dee Ratterree     Daisy

Rainbow  Reitz    Although the Daisy screams HERE I AM, I do prefer the softer complexity of the Rose, by any other name

 

Terrie J. LoCicero   Rose.

Cynthia Millman     Daisy

Rebecca Reitz      I just love getting these responses. So interesting to learn which flower holds appeal. I have no psychological analysis about your choice. Love, Rebecca






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Hannah: Daisy.  But it's just because it's higher contrast.  It depends what mood I'm in.
Daisy seems more 70s, flower seems more 40s.

 

Sarah: Hard to tell as I like them each equally but for different reasons. Rose for classic and daisy for retro.

 

Wendy: For me - daisy - it reminds me of flower power!

 

Gabby: Daisy really pops out both are lovely xoxo

• For me?  DAISY absolutely.  Love this flower.

   

Daisy squares for future groovy blanket

Forest colors

Sent this to sister Robin in Arizona for her new home.  
These are her colors.
She says: 
"I think it is absolutely the perfect blanket for me.  
I love, love, love it!"

Napkin Rings for Cousin Marjorie

Our friend, Adele. One devoted needle woman!

  

  

 

Crochet Playground

 
Japanese artist Toshiko Horiuchi-MacAdam is considered one of Japan's leading fiber artists, using knitting and crochet as the foundation for much of her work. Her website explains that she specializes in "creating large, interactive textile environments that function both as imaginative and vibrant explorations of color and form, at the same time as providing thrilling play environments." That is exactly what we see here at the Hakone Open Air Museum in Hakone, Japan.

The artist created this playground where children can interact with her art. Ordering her yarn supplies by the ton, Horiuchi-MacAdam works with a team to produce the massive structures. They build large sections of each playground, and then join the sections and test them onsite during installation. The design includes all kinds of vibrantly colored nets, swings, cushions, and pockets for children to play on and explore.

Horiuchi-MacAdam believes in bringing joy and laughter to children through these creative projects. She finds great pleasure in watching the soft fabric transform and come alive as the children stretch, climb, and swing on the materials. Her most treasured moments are hearing what she describes as the "undisguised delight of children exploring a new play space."

 From: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/vibrantly-colored-crocheted-playground#

Wendy's yarn bomb outside our house

Yay for Blue! 

Yarn Bombing 2012

Thanks for making the sign, Hannah!

Crocheted Wire Sculpture

Ruth Asawa in her home with sculptures, 1954

Learned about her from Knitty Relay's postings on Facebook.

More of her work at http://www.ruthasawa.com

Yarn Bombing comes to Queens!

My friend, Betty Chen, needle woman supreme, starts the yarn bombing season with this lovely crocheted creation.
Thanks for the inspiration, Betty!

Shall we dance.. er, knit.. I mean dance?!

Knitting Relay: great site for creative yarn work!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knitting-Relay/141668129261835

iPod and earphone carrying case

Potholders!  Made from cotton yarn which holds the pot handles better than slippery acrylic.  Have to make new ones every now and then.  They have short life of heavy hot work.

Here's a political way to crochet:

The Snatchel Project

"Let’s make a uterus or VJJ for each male rep in congress!

If they have their own, they can leave ours alone."

http://www.governmentfreevjj.com/

Crocheted Lamp and Phone in England

This lamp and phone are in the "Do Knit Disturb" room at the Hotel Pelirocco, a B&B in the coastal English town of Brighton. Kate Jenkins, a local artist, spent a month — and 11 pounds of yarn — creating the room. The bedspread, curtains and wallpaper are all knitted; the telephone, lampshade, flower vase, teapot and teacup are covered in crochet. There’s even a knitted fried English breakfast, with woolen eggs and bacon.

This is string that looks illuminated

Fiber artist Gabriel Dawe works with embroidery thread and 

creates these gorgeous color pieces.   They look like light, don't they?

 

  Peggy at work turned me on to this website: http://www.gabrieldawe.com/index.html.