YARN BOMBING

Earlier this year, my man was on a walk through East Harlem and he found a beautiful crocheted purple flower sewn to a fence.  He sent me a picture and I knew I had to visit this yarn bomb site.

Scattered throughout the neighborhood, we found more flowers and a cool pole covering.

And, best of all, we saw the yarn bomber in action!

I was able to chat with her for a while and connect with her on Instagram (@naomirag).  She said that she would contact me to collaborate on future yarn bombing events.

She was true to her word and I was able to contribute a bunch of cherry blossoms for her Sakura Yarn Bomb.

Here I am knitting in front of the finished product.

Later in the year, she put out a call for another collaboration.  This one was to make paper-white flowers.  Here’s my contribution.  The installation is still underway, so I have no photo of the final product yet.

 

All this crocheting for Naomi’s street art inspired me to make something for my own street.  So I gathered up my scrap yarn and made a bunch of my own flowers and leaves and made a sleeve for a tree on my block.

I’m super happy with the finished results and I hope the neighborhood enjoys being a little more colorful this winter.

A weirdly warped panorama shot

I hope to decorate a few more trees when I get back to NYC later this year.