3 Happy Hookers
Today I have had so much fun making a mess in a public place! It was my first experience of yarn bombing, and a first of my partners in crime: 2 Sarah’s and Kathy!
I know it’s not good to just cut to the chase, but above you’ll see one of our finished pieces on the back of a bench. One of the Sarah’s had to leave by the time this was taken but from left to right: moi (yes really! I must have had a good day if I’m happy to show a pic of li’l old me!), Sarah and Kathy.
The basic plan was to cover a bench or the back of a seat in the Waterside Plaza in Sale, south Manchester. We had some panels already made by others and a few other bits and pieces. My contribution was a pretty little piece made to look like a lawn with daisies on it.
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Kathy coming over all hot and bothered when the local constabulary came to say hello!
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The look of horror on Sarah’s face when I had to use a knitting needle to reach the owl out of a tree (I think she thought it would hurt him!!)
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Spending hours and hours laughing in the sunshine while decorating trees with knitting and crochet! Who’d have thought it!
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Trying to join the edges of pieces of knitting or crochet wrapped around a tree – it’s rather difficult I can tell you!!
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Realising one of the trees had no leaves on it and crocheting some to make it look better.
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The look on people’s faces when the realise what you are doing.
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Stopping for tea and cake and more crochet at Bean and Brush (where Sarah works) and deciding to decorate their tree while we were there.
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Plotting the next time!!
We did learn a few things too! Mainly that next time we will do it without being part of another event. Today there was a community event being set up while we were doing out thing. We got the impression that everyone thought we were there as part of the event, and thought we would stay to teach people to knit and crochet, which was never our plan on this ocassion.
And one other lesson, we spent a lot of time standing and admiring our handiwork! That probably isn’t the idea so next time we plant the bomb then get out of there, or at least stand back at a discreet distance and watch!