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Spotted: Epic Yarnbomb

Spotted: Epic Yarnbomb

By Becky Striepe on January 6, 2012

You know we love a good yarnbomb around here, and this one that the folks over at Street Art Utopia shared combines yarnbombing with something else close to my heart: bikes!

Category: DIY, Offbeat | Tags: history of yarnbombing, knit graffiti, Knitta, knitting, yarn, yarnbomb, yarnbombing

Spotted: Knit Plant Pockets

Spotted: Knit Plant Pockets

By Becky Striepe on September 14, 2011

You know how we feel about vertical gardening around here, and I’m drooling over these adorable knit plant pockets from Heather Powazek Champ.

Category: DIY | Tags: knitting, plant pocket, vertical gardening, yarn bombing

Spotted: Knit Graffiti in Atlanta, GA

Spotted: Knit Graffiti in Atlanta, GA

By Becky Striepe on July 4, 2011

Are you guys familiar with the growing knit graffiti trend? I just ran across a beautiful example right here in Atlanta!

Category: Concept+Design, DIY, Innovation | Tags: Art, Atlanta, crafty, graffiti, Knitta, knitting, street art

Reknit Turns Your Unwanted Knitwear into New Treasures

Reknit Turns Your Unwanted Knitwear into New Treasures

By Becky Striepe on January 11, 2010

After reading Gary Smith’s expose on cruelty in the wool industry on Elephant Journal a couple of weeks ago, I’ve had knit goods on my mind. Combine that with being pretty bummed about retail waste, and things were looking sort of grim. That is, until I ran across an awesome new company: Reknit.

Category: Clothes+Accessories, Shopping+Services | Tags: fiber, knitting, recycling, Reknit, upcycle, upcycling, yarn

Eco-Friendly Knitting with Recycled Fur

Eco-Friendly Knitting with Recycled Fur

By Paula Mitchell Bentley on March 31, 2009

Okay, nobody panic! No animals were hurt in the making of this article or anything in it!

Category: Clothes+Accessories | Tags: clothes, fashion, fur, knitting, sweater

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