Monday, February 7, 2011

Blooming Marvellous - community knitted garden project, UK


An intergenerational community knitting/crochet project were we are knitting a 3D garden to climb, creep, blossom over 3 floors of Bourenmouth Library, UK, in an exhibition in May 2011.  


Pauline Stanley, an artist in the UK, is working on Blooming Marvellous, a community knitted garden project.

She is looking for a range of knitted/crocheted items, if you have some free time and some spare yarn. Here is a list of some of the things she is looking for: Flowers, Fruit to go on the 4ft trees,Vegetables for a veg plot, Slugs, Snails Birds, Bees, Bird boxes,  teddy bears picnic, large garden party picnic, Pets – dogs, cats, rabbits, tortoises, Ladybirds, Crazy paving paths, Lily pond, Frogs, Logs, Fungi, Garden tools, Hedgehogs, Wendy houses, Gingerbread house, Fairytale garden, Chickens, Garden gnomes, Rockery  


Deadline for receiving the work is 18th April 2011

Please send to:
Pauline Stanley,
9 Orcheston Rd,
Charminster,
Bournemouth,
Dorset,
BH8 8SP,
UK

Installation will take place from 26th - 30th April 2011
The exhibition will run from 3rd May - 4th June 2011
At Bournemouth Library,22 The Triangle, Bournemouth BH2 5RQ

More information on her blog http://bloomingmarvellous1.blogspot.com

Here are 2 great pattern directories:
For knitting patterns try www.knittingpatterncentral.com
For crochet patterns try www.crochetpatternscentral.com

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