Yarnbombing

DJ photo courtesy of Steve Rhodes.

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In other news, Magda Sayeg (recently interviewed here by the Gothamist) is at it again with another community project in Brooklyn, NY that you can contribute to:

69 Meters: A Public-Art Project on Montague Street

The Montague Street BID and artist Magda Sayeg, of Knitta Please, will be installing knitted artworks on all 69 parking-meter poles along a three-block stretch of Montague Street, the main shopping district in Brooklyn Heights. Community members are invited to participate. If you can knit, you can contribute art! (And if you’re a non-knitter, you can help install the artwork.)

Magda Sayeg’s Instructions for Community Knitters

Each piece is a rectangle of knitted material. (Then we wrap it around the pole and attach it with tiny clear zip-ties.) Instructions are as follows:

Pattern
Since each piece is a simple rectangle, there’s not a detailed pattern. To make the prototype in the photo to the right, here’s what I did:
- used three strands of 4-ply yarn held together
- cast on 10 stitches
- knit 110 rows in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl the next row)
- bind off loosely, tie in ends (the pieces will be attached to the poles using zip ties, so no need to leave any dangling strands of yarn on your piece)

My finished pieces are about 39 inches long and 6 inches wide (resting). When they’re attached to the pole, they’ll stretch out to 9 inches around, and that will cause them to shrink up to 36 inches high, which is the height of the meter pole.

Needles and Yarn
• US 19 needles
• 4-ply worsted-weight yarn
• acrylic or blend
• green, blue, yellow, and pink only! Pick any shades, in any combination, as long as they’re in those four color families Suggested brands include Red Heart “Super Saver” or Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Yarn”. Other yarns can be used, but keep in mind that results will vary: for example, Sugar ‘n Cream yarn is much lighter than Red Heart Colors and Designs
• please use darker shades on at least one end – that end will be installed on the bottom of
the pole, where it may get more attention from dogs, etc.
• use any designs or pattern that you like – I love stripes, but do what you like best

Deadlines
• ASAP: Go to www.montagueBID.com, follow the registration link, and let us know how many pieces you can commit to knitting. That’s the only way I’ll know how many pieces I
still need to knit!
• May 5: All pieces must be received at the BID office (address to the right) by May 5th.
• May 13: Installation! More details as we get closer to that date!

Questions?
Contact Chelsea Mauldin at the BID at 718-522-3649 or info@montagueBID.com