This gives you a pretty good glimpse of how this is going to get put together. First, I must find 4 squares that actually 'go together'.... visually (colour, balance, theme) as well as spatially...
(they are not all 4"x4" or 8"x8"
... so it is a wee bit of a puzzle fixer upper at times).
Then I block them individually.
Then I crocheting them together a la granny square...
Then they get blocked again.
Then I crochet them into a 'finished' four-some...
Then, if the knitting and crocheting gods are in a laughing,
mocking, na-na-na-boo-boo kind of mood,
I block them yet again
in a sort of holy trinity blocking mikvah kind of way
....yes, yes, I know you are sighing with jealousy,
but, alas, not everyone can have this much fun on a Saturday night....
you just gotta be super lucky and fancy free like me.
But, yes, you too can live and dream like the Rebel Knitter....
make me a square!
Meredith & one other square
recycled wool & silk & banana fibre + one of Jodi's awesome diva crochet stitching
Janet's groovy knit + one flower (hand painted New Zealand wool)
when I pulled this back because it looked like there was a slight conflict in the Arctic & Atlantic waters (hmmm - do you think this could have had something to do with that whole Iceland affair?) Any interruptions during this process received a sharp "shushing" from yours truly: Keep quiet, please, can't you see Mummy's trying to save the world here?
You are right.
I haven't blogged in a while.
I guess, I was holding out for you to start crocheting me a square.
Yay... it worked.
And just because you actually dug deep into the back of your closet to find your yarn & hook, here are some more visuals to inspire you to hook on...
The Mazel Tov Magen David in reverse stocking knit motif.
Four. Four. Four times the love.
The Tikuun Hamsa: Repair & Protect
Last week someone asked me some excellent questions about the project:
Q: Huh? Why are you doing this?
A: Community spirit, community action & to make right the wrongs of the evil knitter 'The Oncler" (see blog entry of March 14th)
Q: Why not all the same yarn? all the same patterning? uniformity? etc.
A: This project is about pluralism, inclusiveness and the mosaic that makes up our micro & macro communities. It's what I love about my children's school, the city & country in which we are fortunate to live.
Q: Why is it called the Lorax Project?
A: Seriously? OMG, you haven't yet read it? I some how missed out on it as a child & was lucky enough to have children who are Seuss fans. Run, don't walk. Get to a library f-a-s-t!
