De-stashing

Whilst I have been working hard on the stash busting over the last couple of years, there are some corners of the stash which look decidedly dodgy. There is some really awful acrylic and wildly coloured yarns which came either from charity shop raids, or from my grandmothers knitting basket. I think I inherited her thrifty ways, as well as her bag of yarn unravelled from long forgotten jumpers. 

But, I have a plan. It is cunning, and a bit daring and probably also rather mad. And I'm hoping it might look a bit like this...

 

Apparently highly coloured acrylic yarn is just the thing cos it lasts for ever .... who knew?

Gormley with guerilla crochet

Have you seen this? 







I love Anthony Gormley's figures - in Merseyside or in Edinburgh. The ones in Crosby have been decorated with crochet (not sure how someone who's trademark is crochet can be described as a knitwear artist!) Dontcha just love a bit of yarn bombing? 


Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18261992

and yarn bombs...

On my way to the station this afternoon, and only minutes after my previous post, I came across these knitted tree cosies. Sheffield proved to be such an interesting place to be....