Rabu, 30 September 2009

A Crocheted Body Part


Yes its exactly what it looks like.


A Lady's most intimate form, why.......

Inspired by the Stickkontakt Botkyrka Tumba project.

Stickkontakt


http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com

Botkyrka Konsthal


http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/2009/08/jag-virkar-revir-ett-verk-initierat-av.html

My earlier post about this.

http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/



L had a bracelet similar to this and of course I noticed it, I sort of guessed what it was and the button detail made me laugh.

Even before she had explained about the exhibit and the little cut away crochet in the wall, that was also a Vagina.

The exhibition in short "about immigrant women taking there space around them".

The Gray picture below is from exhibition.



I have worn mine for the last two days. To have my little part in the project and it's quiet funny the response.........

Either a glance and a nod as if a fun crochet bracelet.

Or

Others have smiled, as I think that they may have guessed a female form

That it in fact looks just like what it is supposed too be;-)




Why Indeed, my crochet lettering progress so far.



A little of my Crocheted art, I really like this so I'm sharing it.;-)

Selasa, 29 September 2009

Beer,Dolls,Shawls and Crochet of Cousre.


This is going to be an extremely long post...........
As for those who know me personally, will already know!

I always have way to much to say;-)

1st thing, the beer the weather in Stockholm has been great and to still be able to sit out and knit.

The beer pic I took at our family trip to Skansen as I was very spoiled, I got to have beer and crochet whist sitting out looking across the sky line of Stockholm;-)

Back to my post

Weird?
Or just a good use of waste.........

I love my Rasmus dearly but I'm not completely sure about wearing him!

Even I have a line that I will not cross, I do love to recycle and I have used some wasted "Dust bunny, corner of the floor, fur in my art.
"

But on my back, Oj oj oj
It did make me laugh as they look like there pets, cute.


Knitting with dog hair?.


This I found here.........

http://weburbanist.com/2009/02/06/knitty-gritty-15-works-of-knit-art-and-graffiti/

So my Suggestion
Or Recommendation is to read/click the link. Promised Smiles,inspiration and I do not mean the dog fur.

15 Knitted Art/artists

The article is fab but unfortunately it runs half the page of ad's
(now I know that this pays)

But when it comes to inspiration I want to see the whole page.
That said it really is a good article;-)


Blythe Dolls and there new Shawls.


Mabels new Karin Shawl, she may have flown across the pond but her fashion seems to be very Scandinavian.;-)



Karin's stitch I have now perfected, Sundays knit cafe an education.


Turning the Lemon sample into a shawl for one Blythe,
And on my walk home, continued and made a second.(Yesterdays tweet)

Sun shone and as soon as I got home a little garden photo shoot was a must. The Red creeper in my garden the perfect back drop for this little shawl.

I am taking so many photos at the moment, Stockholm is just so pretty with all the Autumn shades. Probably the best time to visit.


I had few issues, well my camera a dirty lens and then I need the hood as the sun was very bright and whilst I popped in side she fell, I returned to find Holly flat out! The wind, fortunately she didn't land face down in the mud.

The eye seemed to widen with the shock of being left to fall into the wet ground.
Or maybe I'm just spending to much time alone;-)

But any how I wanted to show this as I think that the eyes are very funny so much expression and it's just a doll.

Currently I'm really enjoying using photo shop.



Startled Blythe.......


Gelfling Blythe this is a real fairy like shot.



Spot the tiny snail/nature.........Autumn Inspiration.

Vintage Impression's

This shawl could possibly be vintage and the mohair was a very old yarn that I purchased from a charity/thrift store.

Its made of three yarns all actually charity shop brought, two where hand rolled balls and the Mohair hair was once a very old ladies stash, as I had to actually tug apart the strands and the fibres had seemed to fuse.

Adding to its knit story, this is a basic knit,knit three add one new stitch each row, knit two, yarn in front add the new stitch.

My daughter has already claimed this........ whist it sat in my finished project bin I had to remove it from her shoulders, needing to get photo proof for
my hand made by me;-)



Fun with the photo, my broach vintage.... well I have owned it for six/seven years I think that makes it Vintage it's a leather flower, pearls models own ;-)



Flowers from my anniversary,

The start of sept, this is another thing that I like to do.
To make the memory last a little longer.......

They die so quickly that I then dry them out. Nothing technical just take away the water and leave them in a place that will not be in the way.

A week or so and on return a beautiful display piece.


Minggu, 27 September 2009

Eventfull Crochet


Karin cracked it........ my new Crochet stitch,

The one that I just could not make it sit flat. And my eventual
progress turned it into my own production line of Doily's.
(Handy but not really what I was trying to achieve)

So here it is in my practice yellow acrylic size 4 hook. I had to master the proper stitch before I could work
on my own version;-)

This is a Little to delicate for my liking but what a pretty little stitch.



WHY



Why indeed
/My business card.

Image above at the very start of my new Project Graffiti lettering.

Me oh my

My new business cards, I'm very pleased and had my first occasion to give one out.

On a boat
trip to town,crocheting as usual My why beginnings I attracted a little group of tourists, she asked me what was I making...

I guess if I had replied WHY! it could have been a little rude, so my answer just a W.


She took my yarn and hook and showed me a traditional stitch and then I gave her my card;-)
(fair swap)



Why Not!



Me oh my


Showcasing my new business card,replacing my home made of 2007/08.


My web site has just had a make over so click below if you would like to see.


http://knittingforart.com/


Qwack


Ducklings.......... I have been a little quiet on the duckling project, but i have been quite busy with the other knit/communtiy projects, so now I can get back to my own little project.

Face book link
http://hi-in.facebook.com/pages/Crocheted-Plastic-Ducklings-For-River-Knit-Graffiti-Project/122294704587?

Duckling in a crocheted jacket and a random Santa in the back ground?

I didnt realise he was even thier...........The flower's are the seeds from Gemma wedding favours in July.

I planted mine as I can never wait and luckily they just made it before winter hit;-)

Jumat, 25 September 2009

Friday

Bokyrka Konsthall

Graffiti Pram, very cool maybe this could be for modern day Mummy's and Daddy's as they push their new born. Not traditional blues but instead nontraditional graffiti print.

Spotted this at http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=37097437
I Spent the afternoon with
http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/

7 Dancers and Crochet ,an afternoon of culture.
To read more
http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/

Graffiti Workshop

I finally get how to make a flower!, for some reason it flowed............tried many many times before and it never worked out.

But I got it!, I even managed to teach as well.

Blooming Beautiful

My flower progress.
..........The one's that I made at the work shop, I left for the graffiti knitter and this morning I had a quick go, just so I didn't forget.


Luckily I think I remembered how;-)

Flowers will be a WIP.

Friday Family outing to Skansen.

http://www.skansen.se/pages/?ID=221


Purple rinse

We took a boat trip in to town and as we where waiting for the boat to empty this lovely ol lady got off.

I just had to capture her candy floss parma Violet hair.


This morning(awake early, whist my family all sleep) I had watched Johnny Depps, Willy Wonker and this was defiantly Verruca salts hair.

It got me thinking, that maybe I could knit a loopy wig?
So when I'm old I wont need to rinse as I'll just pop on my loopy wig;-)


Even the Lemmas are at one with the Swedish culture of sunbathing. The sun shone and they lined up to tan;-).

Unbeknown to me, what I thought was his foot was in fact his man parts.

He was very at one with his little self;
-).

Rasmus's cousins

Rabu, 23 September 2009

Myself Stickontakt and Ramdom Things Post.


Tumba and the scene of the latest Stickontact project.
And best of all they invite me to join;-)
Tumba over ground train, the station roof, pretty cool a boat skeleton.



Graffiti/Art/Expression about women immigrants claiming the space around them.



Also prejudice against invandrare(immigrants) and against the suburbs.
http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/
Take a look and read more about there work.



T Bana Stop.



Mabel glasses and my red play art.

Mabel

I took this photo at Millegarden when I visited yesterday and it was one of the many test pieces.
http://www.millesgarden.se/

The words "To beautiful to destroy" really struck me.........

Its a beautiful piece all by its self.
By Carl Milles


Home sweet/home? that's was for you to decide.

This piece fits. It to me represented home? wheres home! not settled in Sweden dread that I will one day return back to my hectic........

Study
(got no where)

Work(going no where)
Kids
(Competitive club/groups in with the right crowd SUV yummy mummy's Oj oj oj).

My rushed/pleasing everyone, Uk life.......

Nothing fits!

Poetry Society a quick rushed half square as asked for on face book, completed and posted hopefully just making the dead line.
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk

Selasa, 22 September 2009

Easy eye cord necklace



Easy eye cord necklace




Pick your colour choice

Make a selection of eye cords similar lengths.

Mine where all around the same size
(no measuring just each one a little bigger smaller)

Tie a simple knot in each side of the necklace at the end of the eye cord,each side.

Then a bow, Just like fastening a shoe lace.

I recommend that it fits over your head.




That way the knot stays neat, you don't have to re tie.

The back view the big bow(knot)is an added feature as I have added some beads or some buttons to the ends of the string. To give extra detail,at the back.




Easy
Simple
Fun
Design.



Any beads ,I found some glass beads in my sewing basket. ;-)



Mabel gets glasses

From the Gina Garen shop.
New to the this is blythe site.
I just had to treat my self to a pair.


A you tube on how to make an eye cord.
Best one I could find;-)