I've been continuing to add to the crocheted tree sleeve at Spalding House and checking on how the sleeve is holding up. So far so good, and as you can see in this photo, I've been able to work around the newly sprouted leaves and branches.
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:
Source: tomandlorenzo.com via M.K. on Pinterest
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.
Pom Pom Yarnbomb Update
8:00 a.m. Day 3: looks like someone tried to take it off, and then stopped. Since it's just wrapped and tied, it could have been taken off quickly - wonder why it wasn't? I re-tied it and will check in on it again tomorrow (day 5).
Repurposed swatch
Ever wonder what to do with a swatch?
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.
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).
Pom Pom Yarnbomb
We'll be doing a Pom Pom Yarnbomb up at Spalding House during ARTSPREE (more details on the Honolulu Museum of Art's exhibitions page).
I'll be checking on this yarnbomb at least twice per week, and if it starts looking tatty or it interferes with the bicycles, I'll take it down.