Finger Knitting 2.0

A fresh tree koozie was put up the other night!

Thanks to Melissa for helping me, since the trunk was too wide to reach around on my own!

3 balls of the Paton's Quick & Cozy.

Colour Coded on Purpose?

Normally no. Whatever yarns I find cheap are what I work with, and I like using contrasting bright colours, but usually don't think much beyond that.

Usually.

But once in a while, something strikes me that's too good to pass up...

More About Town!

The other day on the way home from the Beer Store (oh, Flying Monkeys...) I wandered through Dundonald Park. There was a brightly knit tree that caught my eye, because I wasn't the knitter. As I got around to the other side, I saw the message weaved into it...

Ah-maaaaze-zing! So I promptly pulled out a back-up knit from my bag and responded!

Although I have put words into my tags before, it's been in a limited few... mostly because I work on them while watching movies, and following a proper pattern needs more attention. High five to the No Knitting person, and their patience in the lettering!

Finger Knitting

Laura and Donnie, undergoing the Finger Knitting Experience.

Finger knitting is a needle-less way of weaving... it works especially well with chunky yarns, and for graffiti, it covers large surfaces faster.

Milton clock in Yarmouth

In a park by the Pretoria Bridge.

My first big coverings were 2 trees downtown last summer. One (shown above) disappeared in record time from a community centre bus stop. The other however, made with the same odds and ends and put up the same night on someone's front lawn, has lasted well into the winter!

Inspiration.

Memories of Norfolk

Some of the first knitting I put up was when I was living in Little Italy. I had some left over Paton's Astra, and knew our little street of Norfolk was pretty bleak. Easy enough to fix...

It's our house in the background, with Preston's archway just out of view to the left.

Today in Yarn Forward, their discount pile included $2 Patons Astra! "Oh hello there!" I said out loud (oh my) and grabbed a selection of High Energy (seen above), Denim Mix and Paint Box Varg. They are thinner than the yarns I usually grab these days, but awesome colours to revisit!

Greyhound Niagara

Another find from Yarn Forward and Sew On was the orange Shetlands Chunky. Although a good portion of it ended up with spray catnip on it, hidden away by 2 crafty kittens... some of it ended up outside the Greyhound station in Niagara Falls.

Half price!

And one smoke for the Boy = one knit for me! Taken from the bus, rollin' out...