On a cold, windy night, in a city that never sleeps, a group of guerrilla knitters arrived at the Yellowstone Art Museum
outfitted with needles, yarn and cable ties.
We weren't worried about ending up here
but just in case we did, a few knitters planned their projects to bring on the inside. Time would finally be on our side and we'd all be happy to teach the inmates how to knit.
The wrapping/tagging begins...
Some couples know how to spend a Friday evening together, don't you think? Steve and Linda were the first up the ladders and stood tall in the torrential wind.
This brought out the best and the naughtiest of the participants.
Cara knit a handle for the front doors and used a three needle bind off.
Guerrillas come in all ages.
They call it the nicest form of graffiti, this guerrilla knitting thing. I spoke to the founder of the Micro Fiber Militia who was the inspiration of this wild evening. The bike rack in front of the YAM was featured in the book, Yarn Bombing. In the dark of night, the bike rack was adorned with crochet. Our guerrilla comrade shared the idea that knitting goes from a skill to a craft to an art form. And graffiti is certainly an art form for all.
We loved the fun and would like to try our hand at this again soon...any takers?
Posted on
Sat, March 27, 2010
by Julia Warmer