As I mentioned quite a while back, I came across a cool project for Burning Man called A Tree Unraveled that is looking for knitted leaves that will be tied to a tree framework and then gradually unraveled over the course of Burning Man. I’ve only managed to get three done, but I sent them off to the artist today, before I could forget about it and be too late. The deadline for submissions is August 1 — you could knit a couple, too! Do check the guidelines — she only wants acrylic yarn.
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July 4, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Harena
ooo, i could do this.. i could do one knit & one crochet, even… and i only have a ton of acrylic leftovers from a variety of projects lying about in my craftroom just dying for the chance to be a leaf! ^_^
Harena/Sandy
July 4, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Harena
and ooo, i have to ask.. what knit pattern did you use for the larger leaves in your picture?
Harena/Sandy
July 5, 2007 at 4:35 pm
astrbear
It’s always good to have something to do with those acrylic leftovers! Another project a friend of mine does is knitted blankies for animal shelter kittens. No worries about whether the colors look good together.
The link to the larger leaf pattern is here, scroll down a bit: http://www.pokiedot.com/knit.htm
Astrid
July 6, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Harena
Indeedy! My local crochet group regularly makes squares to be put together as “Comfortghans” to give to people who have suffered loss… but we’ve not done one for pets before.. i should put that to the table next time i make it to a meeting!
And heh, *facepalm*, i had found that site & even knitted the smaller leaf but failed to notice that the large leaf was on the same page. *embarrassed grin*
I now have 2 small leaves, one knitted, one crocheted done & am working on knitting a larger one as well!
Harena/Sandy
July 10, 2007 at 11:36 am
Harena
Update! Got 4 done altogether & got ’em in the mail today!
Picture!
Harena/Sandy
July 15, 2007 at 5:14 pm
astrbear
Oh, very pretty! I love the rainbow yarn.
Astrid
July 17, 2007 at 8:25 am
Harena
Me too! Nice bright colors.. just the sort i like best ^_^
Harena/Sandy
March 14, 2009 at 1:09 pm
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