(Mitten photo courtesy of Lady Ducayne) Machine knit Vancouver 2010 mittens are worn by lots of folks, including dinosaurs (why is this image not licensed under Creative Commons? I need it).
Oh yeah, did we mention that we’re living in the middle of an Olympic city? In addition to some knitting controversy, the Olympics have brought many transportation changes – Vancouver has a new underground train, we have a temporary street car, and many streets have been shut down to accommodate pedestrians only. One of the strangest additions to these foot-friendly streets are the pedicabs that seem to have popped up overnight. The crowds are so thick, I honestly can’t see how anyone can cycle through them. Just as one would expect of a city filled with Olympic sponsors, our pedicabs are adorned with corporate advertisements and not much else.
Our transportation needs some yarn. Take a look at what Carol Hummel has been decorating in Nepal:
She says:
When the rickshaw driver walked up and saw me “bombing” his rickshaw, he stood there as if it was like any other normal event of the day… when I finished, he stood back, looked it over, approved it and then rode away on his bicycle rickshaw… As he pedaled away the yarn blended into the colorful surroundings as if it was just another patch of the Nepali fabric of (very colorful) life… And then another bicycle rickshaw pulled up and gestured me to do his rickshaw, too!
Beautiful. Vancouver needs to bring out the hand-knitting (and crocheting). Who is with me?
Read more of Carol’s adventures here.
Robyn Love Exhibition
And speaking of transport, Robyn Love who created the Knitted Mile which is in our Yarn Bombing book will having a show of the knitted mile in Brooklyn:
