May 26, 2008
Open Source Embroidery on Boing Boing
We love BoingBoing here at GKK.
Imagine our delight when we saw the Open Source Embroidery show at HTTP featured there...
Posted by glittrgirl at 09:53 AM | Comments (0)
May 07, 2008
More on the knit-a-blog at HTTP
knit-a-blog at HTTP
Posted by glittrgirl at 10:41 AM | Comments (0)
April 28, 2008
knit-a-blog to be shown at HTTP, London
Do you remember the knit-a-blog?
It is being shown in gallery in London, called HTTP as part of the Open Source Embroidery show.
The show opens on 16 May and runs until 15 June 2008.
Many, many thanks again to the knitters who took part.
Posted by glittrgirl at 10:10 AM | Comments (2)
August 12, 2006
knitmonkey's additions
From knitmonkey:
helllo, hope this finds you doing well & wasn't sure if you needed photo's of what i had added to the blog :?
if so this is what i had added.
it was to represent my home/the beach&ocean, knit cup/knitty coffeeshop & the obvious monkey messing with the freeform lacey waves.
Spectacular.
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June 27, 2006
From knitmonkey
Knitta wannabe
the blog landed in Seal Rock and seemed to be in a bit of a funk from being boxed up for so long. That day i went to work & figured i'd get photo's when i came home later that day. No such luck. Apparently, somewhere along the line, the blog got hold of the info on becoming a knit graffiti tag--inspired by the Knitta sight i presume? When i came home from work it was no where to be found, but luckily it just down the road a little, defiantly stuck to the tsunami sign (that really scares the tourists). I must commend the blog for it's brilliant choice of tag location, a thing that instills fear - yet is really only trying to be helpful. Fortunately the blog wasn't capable enough to become very secured to the post so it was easily removed & quickly returned home to be photographed before my addition, then boxed back up to be sent off to our Siress Yorkie.
Beware fellow knittyheads it's a rowdy thing of fiber! sincerely, knitmonkey
Progress is good! There is a lot to see there that wasn't there in the last photo update.....
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April 24, 2006
How do you do?
Hand in glove? Glovehand?
More........
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April 06, 2006
Fishy additions
Feeesh!
..... feast your eyes on these little beauties!
Great job! Great pics too - you can really see how the object is looking and developing. Keep is up knitabloggers!
Posted by glittrgirl at 10:31 AM | Comments (1)
April 04, 2006
Further progress
skwash78 has sent on the knitablog to jpknits.
Here is how its looking so far.....
The pocket was created by deety, and the last picture shows you what's inside. Cool eh?
So the journey of the knitablog continues with:
stephyjh
Seven
knitmonkey
Yorkshire Gal
purlpower
and ends up with your truly here at glittyknittykitty, where the Scumkitten started it all agaes and ages ago.
And then the fun begins - who wants it? And what will you donate to the knittyboards to get it?
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March 03, 2006
The journal lives!
Here are progress pictures from deety, who has got the knitablog. See if you can guess where raeknits! added her bit..... And look - the journal is still doing the rounds too.
We seem to have got into a bit of a sampler mode, with everyone choosing to add a square...... how about trying to think of other ways to contribute? Edgings, more applique, embroidery, pockets, more three dimensional additions, picking up someone else's stitches... Think out of the box (perhaps that should read think out of the knitting bag?) but most importantly, have fun! Now - attention skwash78, it's you next!
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February 23, 2006
Progress
Raeknits! has sent a fantastic bunch of progress pics. Click and enjoy!
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February 10, 2006
One pulls out - reserve steps in
Marlana has pulled out of the knitablog challenge, and 1st reserve p
Purlpower has stepped in.
So the revised list of people still to add something goes like this (knittynames used to protect the innocent):
raeknits!
deety
skwash78
jpknits
stephyjh
Seven
knitmonkey
Yorkshire Gal
Purlpower
glittrgirl
Posted by glittrgirl at 01:59 PM | Comments (2)
January 23, 2006
It turned up with with rgp .... finally!
It finally turned up!
Here is how it looked when it reached her.... So one week from now it should be on its way to bensmumma. Gosh this project goes on and on...... and on.....
oh.my.god. I can not believe it. I went to my box today and the guy asked me to wait when he handed me a package. He said "I swear, I think I saw somehting for you that fell behind the shelves." I was boggled. At this point I had just figured the knit a blog was gone forever. The second he handed this mysterious package to me, I realized what it was!
Anyhow! Here it is! I'll get to work asap! YAY! RGP
Let's hope things move a little more quickly now!
Posted by glittrgirl at 09:21 PM | Comments (3)
November 28, 2005
And from JosieWeiss it goes to rgp.....
Lost in the US postal system it seems..... I DO hope it turns up. JosieWeiss blogged the above pic to show us howe it looked when it visited her...... rgp is checking her mailbox almost daily, and getting quite sick with anticipation......
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November 01, 2005
From josieweiss to rgp
The knitablog is moving again... please take a pic rgp and send it to me before you add anything.... we need pics, we are desperate to see the thing.....
Posted by glittrgirl at 08:14 AM | Comments (0)
October 18, 2005
It's half way through the Order of Creation
Well we started back in January and after a couple of nail biting moments when we thought it was lost, the knitablog is about halfway through the Order of Creation.
Now I know it was lost in the ether for a while, but I would like to gently remind participants that you only have 7 days from the project arriving with you to posting it on to the next person.
We want to keep the momentum going, and as we have a load of you in the US now, I would like to think we get posts more often, and rush faster through the seven days allocated to each person (not including postage time). Please check the rules too. We have got off track with pics - we started taking a picture of the WIP BEFORE you do anything to it. Can we get back on track with that please? Makes it more of a surprise when the postman calls.... As far as I can see (I haven't seen it properly yet) it's looking really great, and you all are being more than generous with your time, yarn, creativity and postage costs.... Please also make sure you add something to the paper journal which accompanies the WIP.
Can't wait to see how it goes from now!!!!!
Posted by glittrgirl at 05:06 PM | Comments (1)
September 26, 2005
It's landed!
The object has landed with JosieWeiss, so we should have progress pics soon......
Posted by glittrgirl at 07:05 AM | Comments (0)
August 28, 2005
zib adds to the knit-a-blog
After a long delay due to the postal systems in Europe, the knit-a-blog has been with zib for her allocated time and is now on it's way to the States.
A little Etna reference?
Posted by glittrgirl at 07:39 AM | Comments (10)
July 26, 2005
Knit-a-blog progress
Well after some time the parcel has finally arrived with zib! We had thought it was lost and I had prepared tributes to post out to everyone participating, but now I don't need to send 'em! Yay! Looking forward to seeing zibs pics here, and to it moving on to the next person. The project goes off to the US next and journeys round a number of states before coming back to the UK. It is very exciting!
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June 01, 2005
Yeah go metamomo - WEAR the knit-a-blog!
The knit-a-blog pics from metamomo.......
and she is modelling it! Gives a good idea of scale......
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May 02, 2005
Knit-a-blog update
So Pebbles got a bit carried away and photographed not only the progress of the last person, but also of her own work..... never mind. I am prepared to relax the rules as long as we get progress logged, who cares who takes the piccies?
Pebbles decided to embellish, and made a flower for each of the UKnitty attendees....
..... I think this is mine......
..... the red, white and blue one is for Pebbles' SP...
.... and flowers bloomed all over the knit-a-blog.
Cream square - Pebbles Jnr, Ice Cream - Pebbles. Apparently the journal contains an explanation.
A close up....
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...and another..... of Pebbles Junior's contribution....
..... and the final thing in all its glory!
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April 23, 2005
Knit a blog progress report
Pebbles got the package from Lainch after it sat in her neighbours porch, who then went on holiday..... anyway here it is in all its glory. This project is shaping up really well! How innovative and creative your thinking and execution are!
And some lovely close ups too!
Holly's addition:
And Lainch's:
And Lainch's mum joined in:
Isn't this fun??
So the project has Pebbles' addition, before going off to metamomo in Finland.....
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March 31, 2005
Knit-a-blog news
Lainch sent this...
It's growing!!
And Holly's addition in close up:
Lovely! Well done Holly!
So Pebbles, are you ready for the next addition???
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March 19, 2005
Knit-a-blog news
Holly sent this to show what Tatjana got up to with the knit-a-blog in Germany. Here is how it looked when Holly opened it....
... and here's a closer look at the teeny tiny weeny socks that Tatjana added. Impressive eh? What did you knit those on T? Cocktail sticks????
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March 12, 2005
Knit-a-blog update
It leaves Tatjana, to head back to the UK to Holly, Peri and Pebbles!
Don't forget to send us a pic Holly!
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March 03, 2005
Ooooooooh! I am VERY excited....
It has arrived.
With Tatiana. whooooo hooooooo :)
And here is a detail.......
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February 11, 2005
Knit-a-blog news
I have had email correspondence with faerynuff and tatiana.....
The knit-a-blog has left faerynuff and is on its route to tatiana in Germany....... I can't wait to see what faerynuff has done!!
On another note the local daily newspaper around here, The Journal, has picked this up and is interested in doing something on the project. Its seems they would like a picture of me and Pebbles.......
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January 31, 2005
Knitablog news
Here is what arrived on faerynuff's doorstep from Skitten.... she's almost ready to send it on to the next recipient.... wonder what she's done? Looks like a great start!
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January 23, 2005
The First Knit-a-blog news
So, the Knit-a-blog challenge is under way. As first off the blocks, here are a few close-ups of my offering- and believe it or not, it'll be sent off on time!
The Cornish Flag...
with the sun setting in the west...
ditto the moon (or a cornish pasty, if you want to be pedantic)...
and one of the animals I see frequently whilst out on walks and runs around my village...
So it'll be off in the post tomorrow, to the next in line...
By the way- I'll put in a little note-book that I have been writing in, about my section of knitting, what my thoughts were at the time etc. (nothing of note, really!)- those involved in the blog- feel free to add if you wish, but no stress if you don't want to :)
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January 16, 2005
Ready, set, go!
Well, the Great International Knit-a-blog Challenge is about to start. I have posted the Order of Creation both here and on the knittyboards, and sent the addresses to each participant so that we all know who to post to next.
I am very excited by this project. I have posted a reminder of the rules too.
If you have any queries or problems, please post a comment on this blog and either Skitten or myself will get back to you.
Have fun, let the muse do her darnedest, be creative and let the juices overflow!!!!
ORDER OF CREATION
Scumkitten
faerynuff
Tatjiana
Holly
lainch
Pebbles
metamomo
zibbiboisgood
JosieWeiss
rgp
bensmumma
deety
skwash78
marlana
jpknits
stephyjh
Seven
knitmonkey
Yorkshire Gal
glittrgirl
RULES
1. The knit-a-blog is a community based collaborative knitting and decoration project intended for fun and to stimulate creativity and wackiness and to provide a conduit for tangential knitting, textile art and good humoured tactile banter.
2. The idea of a blog is central to this challenge.
3. A knitted conversation will be started by Skitten and passed round as a knitting WIP to a number of people signed up to take part in the challenge.
4. The challenge will end when the FO is returned to glittrgirl and she has worked with it for 7 days.
5. On receipt of the WIP you will photograph the piece as it arrives with you and send by email to Scumkitten (skitten68atgmaildotcom)or glittrgirl (glittrgirlatgmaildotcom) for uploading to the glittyknittykitty blog where the progress of the WIP will be tracked. The knittyboard will be updated as the blog is updated so that everyone can see what's growing.
6. Each recipient can keep the WIP for up to one week (7 days) by which time it must be posted on to the next recipient.
7. Recipients may add to, embellish, graft on to, attach, change colour, pattern, yarn or in any other way increase the modalities of conversation in the WIP.
8. Recipients must NOT frog, remove or alter any work done to date of receipt unless there are specific instructions to do so, which you are entitled to ignore if you so wish.
9. Recipients must ensure that the WIP is passed on to the next person in a state that is easily picked up - ie stitches placed on a holder, pattern instructions included (which may be ignored or altered) and the WIP securely packaged so as to ensure that no 'words' in the 'conversation' are lost. The current knitter of the WIP should post a message in this thread about what s/he did as well as the first name and last initial of the knitter.
10. You may use any materials or embellishments you like but by agreeing to take part you agree to add at least one row of knitting to the WIP.
11. During your one week custody of the WIP you may invite as many people locally as you like to take part in the project - their contributions must be within your one week day allocation. Take it to
your SnB and get everyone to add something! You can do whatever you like to the WIP - add a sleeve, pocket, soft toy, use whatever size needles you like, increase, decrease, short rows, create a 2 dimensional or a three dimensional addition, add buttons, bows, ribbons, shiny things.
12. By agreeing to participate you agree to contribute freely your time, ideas, yarn, embellishments and postage to the next person.
13. By agreeing to take part you are putting your work and ideas into the public domain, and as such should be prepared to allow your work to be altered and added to by others. By agreeing to take part you give over the right of others to alter and redistribute your work under a Creative Commons license within the rules of this knit-a-blog.
14. The Finished Object (FO) will be raffled between participants, and the funds donated to the Knittyboards to fund their longevity.
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December 15, 2004
The Great International Knit-A-Blog Challenge is REAL!
The Great International Knit-A-Blog Challenge, instigated by Rob, will begin on 17 January 2005.
We will blog the progress of the Work In Progress (WIP) here. 20 recruits each have the WIP for a week before passing it on to the next person. So far it will bounce between the UK, Finland, Italy, Germany and several States of America, before ending up back in the UK. The Finished Object (FO) will be auctionned and the proceeds donated to the Knitty Coffeeshop.
Please comment on the progress of the WIP as the pics appear, and if you have suggestions for content, do feel free to make them!
We cannot guarantee that anyone will take any notice, but it will be very interesting to see what you suggest!
We have had to start a reserves list of people wanting to take part. If we get enough interest we may start two WIPs and send them round the world in different directions!
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December 13, 2004
Knit-a-blog challenge
OK.
This morning I got an email from a colleague who is equally if not more geeky than me. He has issued me with a challenge.
Quote:
glittrgirl read your blog - you have names for clothes and you like bright
colors too. Knit on! Is it possible to knit a garment in the style of a
blog?
So the challenge is to knit a garment in the style of a blog. I am prepared to co-ordinate this challenge. Read on.
RULES
1. The knit-a-blog is a community based collaborative knitting and decoration project intended for fun and to stimulate creativity and wackiness and to provide a conduit for tangential knitting, textile art and good humoured tactile banter.
2. The idea of a blog is central to this challenge.
3. A knitted conversation will be started by Scumkitten and passed round as a knitting WIP to a number of people signed up to take part in the challenge.
4. The challenge will end when the FO is returned to glittrgirl.
5. On receipt of the WIP you will photograph the piece as it arrives with you and send by email to Scumkitten (skitten68atgmaildotcom)or glittrgirl (glittrgirlatgmaildotcom) for uploading to the glittyknittykitty blog where the progress of the WIP will be tracked. The knittyboard will be updated as the blog is updated so that everyone can see what's growing.
6. Each recipient can keep the WIP for up to one week by which time it must be posted on to the next recipient.
7. Recipients may add to, embellish, graft on to, attach, change colour, pattern, yarn or in any other way increase the modalities of conversation in the WIP.
8. Recipients must NOT frog, remove or alter any work done to date of receipt unless there are specific instructions to do so, which you are entitled to ignore if you so wish.
9. Recipients must ensure that the WIP is passed on to the next person in a state that is easily picked up - ie stitches placed on a holder, pattern instructions included (which may be ignored or altered) and the WIP securely packaged so as to ensure that no 'words' in the 'conversation' are lost. The current knitter of the WIP should post a message in this thread about what s/he did as well as the first name and last initial of the knitter.
10. You may use any materials or embellishments you like but by agreeing to take part you agree to add at least one row of knitting to the WIP.
11. During your one week custody of the WIP you may invite as many people locally as you like to take part in the project - their contributions must be within your one week day allocation. Take it to
your SnB and get everyone to add something! You can do whatever you like to the WIP - add a sleeve, pocket, soft toy, use whatever size needles you like, increase, decrease, short rows, create a 2 dimensional or a three dimensional addition, add buttons, bows, ribbons, shiny things.
12. By agreeing to participate you agree to contribute freely your time, ideas, yarn, embellishments and postage to the next person.
13. By agreeing to take part you are putting your work and ideas into the public domain, and as such should be prepared to allow your work to be altered and added to by others. By agreeing to take part you give over the right of others to alter and redistribute your work under a Creative Commons license within the rules of this knit-a-blog.
14. The Finished Object (FO) will be raffled between participants, and the funds donated to the Knittyboards to fund their longevity.
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