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The Knit Purl Girasole KAL
Ongoing
It's no secret that we love Jared Flood's designs. In particular, his Girasole lace shawl pattern has long captivated our hearts. And what better time to start a Girasole Knit-along than during our Month of Lace this July?
Join us as we take on this handsome lace shawl and attempt to finish before the KAL ends. If you've knit only small lace projects before and would like to go on to the next level in lace knitting, we'll be here to help you, cheer you on and celebrate with you when you finish.
Join in on the fun!
knitnotwar 1,0o0 KAL and Installation
September 1, 2009
Staring on February 1st, we will be collecting felted origami cranes for the knitnotwar 1,0o0 art installation. knitnotwar 1,0o0 - a display of a thousand knitted cranes, involves a large number of artists, crafters, knitters and others in a large scale, community based, public art installation-- celebrating the quiet logic of peace. More than a hundred artists will knit one thousand origami style cranes, to be displayed in Portland, Oregon.
The origami crane is an international symbol of peace, due to the hopeful and heroic story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako died of Leukemia after exposure from US atom bombings of Hiroshima in 1945. Following a Japanese legend of folding 1,000 paper cranes -- a kind of prayer for long life and recovery -- Sadako hoped to get well. She completed over 1,000 folded cranes before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. Thousands of artists, children, religious groups, and other organizations commit to folding strands of a thousand cranes every year to express their commonality in banning nuclear weapons -- their solidarity for peace.
Drop by the store to pick up a free copy of the origami crane pattern, or download one online. And, as a reward for all our KAL participants, we'll be giving knitters $0.50 in store credit for every felted origami crane they donate.
Contact us or visit our blog for more information about how to participate in this project.
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