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Cute Tawashi – 105 Total
Originally uploaded by This and That From Japan
Anemone
Originally uploaded by gooseflesh
“hand knit rug from strips of old tee shirts…”
t-shirt rug
Originally uploaded by theytoldmesew
hand knit rug from strips of old tee shirts…
Yarn bombing – knitted tree
Originally uploaded by thesnailgarden
Mr, bad earth!!
Originally made and uploaded by muskten, who says (Google translated from Japanese), “He is detoxificationing! And He is sometimes broken. Natural disaster…….Even the earth cries.”
Made for O-DA-I Craft
Gizmodo says: “He used anything from iPods to LAN cables, power boards and fabrics to create sculptures for his ‘MODE less CODE’ exhibition at the Nanzuka gallery in Shirokane, Tokyo.”
Hat tip: Gizmodo
“With enough time, patience, and newspapers you can create newspaper yarn. From the design studios of Greetje van Tiem and her “Indruk†project she can purportedly spins 20yds of “yarn†from a sheet of old newspaper.”
Visit greenupgrader.com for a tutorial.
Hat tip: @knittingwithrat
Nontrivial Pursuit
Originally uploaded by victorvonsalza
In theory: “Julie Lindell’s proposed installation will resemble a giant knitting ball. The ball of yarn, made of sticks and found objects, will stand ten feet around. Pierced by gigantic knitting needles, the installation may cause park visitors to reflect on what could be made out of these discarded materials.”
In action: Julie’s piece is currently on display at Tryon State Park in Oregon. Her web site is http://www.julielindell.org
From Lovelyish: How to Knit Your Own Tampons.
You can read all the “most nauseating thing” and “just no” comments over at Lovelyish … I’m not grossed out as much as I am concerned and confused.
Concerned because unless you’re trying to grow a bacteria farm in your pants for science class, this is not healthy, sanitary or wise. Knit pads, fine – but things you put *inside* your body, I’m thinking, should be sterile and made with medical-grade material. (Even the diva cup is made with medical-grade silicone.)
Confused because I don’t understand how this could work technically. Tampons and sea sponges are small when they’re dry (making them easier to insert) and expand as they get moist. I look at that knit tampon and I have no idea how I’d insert it without the use of some serious machinery.
And think of the itch. The itch people!
Created for the 2006 London Architecture Biennale.
Using a 2-storey high scaffold as a starting point, a group of women knitted the outside walls out of garbage bags, old plastic bags, and rope. They had met weekly to prepare, and continued on the day of the event, as the house unfolded before the crowd’s eyes. As they said: “Some people think that the act of building should be hidden behind screens, we like building site stuff – nets and ropes and scaffolding. We knit with them. And while some people think knitting is to remain behind walls, we build walls that are knitted. The knitting site is about bringing the backstage to the fore. We like the look of the mundane. Knitting triggers memory, some say. The knitting site is a device for remembering. Remembering the cloth fair, remembering ancient practices of making, remembering old ways of livingâ€.
Via: blisstree and Treehugger.
knitted cat
Originally uploaded by handmade romance
Metallic Sea Flower Brooch
Originally uploaded by arti.studio
VHS DRESS
Originally uploaded by Alison Friday – KnittingForArt.com
so misunderstood…
Originally made and uploaded by giolou
What a great idea – I love it.
Free pattern: http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2009/06/free-pattern-weeeds/
100% recycled crochet plastic supermarket bags bottle wrap!
Hundertwasser’s style recycle art
Originally made and uploaded by lanaost
I’m in the process of selling my house at the moment, so I’m very well acquainted with my Swiffer. I really hate the waste it produces, so the idea of a re-usable cloth for it is really appealing – anything that makes cleaning a little more eco-friendly, I’m gonna get behind, straight up.
Great idea shananicole!!! Thanks for sharing the pattern too.
swiffer2
Originally made and uploaded by shananicole
FREE PATTERN: Swiffer Sweeper Cover Pattern
This has got to be the most stunning piece I’ve encountered in a long time. The colours clinch it.
Made by kelp! – thanks for adding this to the Knithacker Flickr pool.
Flickr resident “Palominos” had a tumour removed and this is what’s left, a knitted teratoma!!
What’s a teratoma you ask?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma
p.s. She’s doing okay!
Courtesy of the multi-talented jessprkle. Check her out, her handspun is super-fun and totally original.
OrangeJuicy has a great tutorial for making handwarmers from a recycled sweater. Great idea and considering it’s snowing here today, I better make some of these… AND FAST!
via Craft.
Superfluous yet fun!
Found by Collin at Mochimochi blog… free pattern to boot.
Next I want to see a knit toilet!
I went to a naturopath a few years back and she put me on a candida cleanse for three weeks. After the three weeks, I went for electro-dermal testing for food sensitivites and before I had the test, the doctor asked if I had any known allergies. I said not really, except I HATE BEETS. She laughed and said no one has beet issues, it’s just a preference.
Well… guess what? My number one food intolerance? Beets. Yucky, icky, disgusting beets. They smell like earthworms and they make me gag. Puke! EW!
But this beet here, from ngau83, makes me very happy.
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