Counterfeit Crochet "crochet-in" this week in Honolulu

As part of the Find Art Festival, Stephanie Syjuco is holding "crochet-ins" at the Pegge Hopper Gallery in downtown Honolulu. The Counterfeit Crochet Project is an excellent example of craftivism, and ArchiPURLago and I (along with at least a few other Aloha Knitters) are planning to be at the Friday 5:00 - 8:00 PM crochet-in. I'm also hoping to make it over to the panel discussion on Thursday (5:00 - 6:30 PM, The ARTS at Marks Garage) after the sit-and-knit session at The Honolulu Museum of Arts Spalding House (2:00 - 4:00 PM). 

I've been looking at various handbags, and this one from the Tory Burch collection for Resort 2013 caught my eye:

 

From the press release:

Pegge Hopper Gallery, 1164 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, HI

Wednesday, June 27, 2:00-5:00 PM: Beginning crocheters welcome

Thursday, June 28, 2:00-5:00 PM: Advance crocheters

Friday, June 29, 3:00-5:00 PM: Advance crocheters

Friday, June 29, 5:00-8:00 PM: Opening reception, crocheters of all levels welcome

Saturday, June 30, 2:00-5:00 PM: OPEN SESSION! Come one, come all!

All workshops are open for drop ins (at any skill level), but Stephanie is going to try to tailor her activities according to the schedule above.

Repurposed swatch

Ever wonder what to do with a swatch?

Bike rack yarnbomb

I knit this during the planning phase of the Spalding House yarnbombing and was going to unravel it to make some yarnbombs with - and then realized it would make a perfectly good yarnbomb as is! It was a little too long, so I picked out a row and bound it off to make a perfect fit.

QR coded yarnbomb

The yarnbomb has been tagged with a QR code that goes to theFUZZhawaii.blogspot.com (it's also written out on the back of the tag for those who don't want to use a smartphone app).