Category Archives: Crochet

FO: Fingerless Gloves

By monnibo | Published: March 25, 2011

Me yarnbombing with my fingerless gloves on. Photo by Jason Vanderhill

I finished my fingerless gloves a few weeks ago. I had a big issue with the sewn bind off because I thought it looked sloppy. I got really picky about the finishing techniques on the gloves since they’d be under such scrutiny. It wasn’t like a cowl or scarf where I’d only see it in the mirror. I am relatively happy with them, but still wish I had better finishing techniques. The photos are by Jason Vanderhill (who did the photographs for the yarn bombing article I wrote). I was wearing the gloves during yarn bombing and Jason took photos Continue Reading »

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I’m in your tree, covering it in yarn

By monnibo | Published: March 6, 2011

Me in the cherry tree, yarnbombing at Historic Joy Kogawa House

Literally. Today was the day — the official yarnbombing of Joy Kogawa’s cherry tree. I contributed about 100 blossoms and arrived this afternoon to help install the yarn blossoms (and bark!) on the tree. The executive director of the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society managed to get a fire engine with ladder to help install the blossoms in the higher branches. My dad also dropped off a ladder and I made my way up into the tree (I probably should have signed some sort of liability waver first, eh?). It was a gorgeous sunny day; the first day of Spring Continue Reading »

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Cherry Blossom Yarn Bombing Prep

By monnibo | Published: February 10, 2011

A couple months ago I saw a tweet from Leanne Prain, one of the authors of the book Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit and Crochet Graffiti. The tweet linked to the yarn bombing website and said they were organizing a yarn bombing of the Historic Joy Kogawa House’s cherry tree. This immediately sparked my interest as it merged two of my passions—yarn and books! And I immediately knew the perfect yarn to use (from my stash too) and started crocheting blossoms. I also had a thought— at my new internship I’ve got the chance to contribute to various magazine Continue Reading »

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