Comments on: The Knitted Mile http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/ News, Ideas and Information for Crafting with Yarn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Deb http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-6887 Deb Fri, 01 May 2009 19:25:35 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-6887 I think the *knitted mile* is a great idea! It certainly does draw interest to what we knitters/crocheters are up to. I knit and crochet hats and scarfs for several neighborhood projects (homeless, needy, senior citizen homes and special requests). The only problem that occurs seems to be keeping up the yarn *stash.* Although, donations(skeins, leftovers, ripouts, etc.) are requested there never seems to be enough yarn to go around. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many thanks for your help. <em>Zontee says: Hi Deb, if you're on yarn community websites like Ravelry.com or Crochetville, reach out to other yarncrafters through their forums, as many times, people will be interested in donating yarn. Also, shoot an e-mail over to our Customer Service department at support@lionbrand.com -- we consider requests in the order they're received and when we have materials, we send them out. You can also post a charity group listing on LionBrand.com by <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/charityConnection.html" rel="nofollow">clicking here</a>. </em> I think the *knitted mile* is a great idea! It certainly does draw interest to what we knitters/crocheters are up to.

I knit and crochet hats and scarfs for several neighborhood projects (homeless, needy, senior citizen homes and special requests). The only problem that occurs seems to be keeping up the yarn *stash.* Although, donations(skeins, leftovers, ripouts, etc.) are requested there never seems to be enough yarn to go around. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks for your help.

Zontee says: Hi Deb, if you’re on yarn community websites like Ravelry.com or Crochetville, reach out to other yarncrafters through their forums, as many times, people will be interested in donating yarn. Also, shoot an e-mail over to our Customer Service department at support@lionbrand.com — we consider requests in the order they’re received and when we have materials, we send them out. You can also post a charity group listing on LionBrand.com by clicking here.

]]> By: Julie Whitmore http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-6606 Julie Whitmore Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:34:50 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-6606 I love it. Maybe if it makes people slow down and realize that roads are built by hand and machine and that yellow lines can represent lives saved and lost (through drunk driving for example) we would live in a better world. I love "art" knitting. Fiber arts should have more respect and lots more accessability just like this knitted yellow line! I love it. Maybe if it makes people slow down and realize that roads are built by hand and machine and that yellow lines can represent lives saved and lost (through drunk driving for example) we would live in a better world. I love “art” knitting. Fiber arts should have more respect and lots more accessability just like this knitted yellow line!

]]> By: alice http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-6604 alice Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:30:34 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-6604 neat idea. something that will cause people to catch on to knitting, a wonderful way to relax. pics are great. neat idea. something that will cause people to catch on to knitting, a wonderful way to relax. pics are great.

]]> By: Lion Brand Notebook http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-6599 Lion Brand Notebook Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:00:39 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-6599 [...] The Knitted Mile [...] [...] The Knitted Mile [...]

]]> By: Zabeth loisel- Weiner http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-44 Zabeth loisel- Weiner Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:12:48 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-44 Oh! The Knitted Mile! It was a real pleasure for me and some of my knitting circle students to be involved in this project. Thanks to Robyn who could visualize it and all of us helping to materialize it with the Lion Brand invaluable donation. We had good time, good laughs and an appreciation for the theme... even if we rushed a bit in the process! Personally, I loved the look of the big-wheel when all pieces, joined, were rolled for delivery. In our time, our resistance to slowness is so obvious that taking time to reflect on our tendencies was revealing. We all learned from it... even us, hand knitters, already tuned to slow gratification! Zabeth Loisel- Weiner Oh! The Knitted Mile!
It was a real pleasure for me and some of my knitting circle students to be involved in this project. Thanks to Robyn who could visualize it and all of us helping to materialize it with the Lion Brand invaluable donation. We had good time, good laughs and an appreciation for the theme… even if we rushed a bit in the process! Personally, I loved the look of the big-wheel when all pieces, joined, were rolled for delivery.
In our time, our resistance to slowness is so obvious that taking time to reflect on our tendencies was revealing. We all learned from it… even us, hand knitters, already tuned to slow gratification!
Zabeth Loisel- Weiner

]]> By: Melissa http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-36 Melissa Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:05:22 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-36 What a wonderful project bringing so many artists together. Seeing your post and pictures made my day! What a wonderful project bringing so many artists together. Seeing your post and pictures made my day!

]]> By: Ann http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-33 Ann Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:24:15 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-33 sorry, just don't get this as 'art'. Art should be something not many people can do--anyone with time and donated yarn can do this. Besides, it's a huge waste of yarn/resources. Is this yarn going to be recycled at the end of the 'performance'? Geez....talk about un-Earth friendly. sorry, just don’t get this as ‘art’. Art should be something not many people can do–anyone with time and donated yarn can do this. Besides, it’s a huge waste of yarn/resources. Is this yarn going to be recycled at the end of the ‘performance’? Geez….talk about un-Earth friendly.

]]> By: helen (of troy) http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-27 helen (of troy) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:45:15 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-27 1 ball of Vanna's Choice makes about 1/1000 of a mile (5 feet/some inches of 5280 feet in a mile) how long does it take you to knit a 4 inch wide 5 foot long scarf? (me? about 3.5 hours) Robyn had some 50 something knitters helping her (and LOTS of yarn thanks to Lion Brand!) i knit 1 skein --but many others knit several (some knit 20 skeins!) the mile of knitting was installed in Texas, but it might 'go on the road' with other installations in Portland OR, and in New England.. you should check out Robyn's blog for info.. she can also be found on Ravelry as WeeBallYarn. 1 ball of Vanna’s Choice makes about 1/1000 of a mile (5 feet/some inches of 5280 feet in a mile)

how long does it take you to knit a 4 inch wide 5 foot long scarf? (me? about 3.5 hours)

Robyn had some 50 something knitters helping her (and LOTS of yarn thanks to Lion Brand!)
i knit 1 skein –but many others knit several (some knit 20 skeins!)

the mile of knitting was installed in Texas, but it might ‘go on the road’ with other installations in Portland OR, and in New England.. you should check out Robyn’s blog for info..
she can also be found on Ravelry as WeeBallYarn.

]]> By: Robyn http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-26 Robyn Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:26:04 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-26 Many thanks to Lion Brand for donating nearly all the yarn for this project--they have been wonderfully generous supporters of my work for years. This project, in particular, would never have happened without them. That said, here are some stats on The Knitted Mile: The final piece was almost 2000 feet long, so just shy of being 1/2 mile long. Each skein of yarn gave us about 5 feet, so we used around 400 skeins of yarn. The piece weighs in at 57 lbs. As for the hours put it, it is hard to say since each person knit at a different speed (in the end, there were actually 90 people who contributed)--I had absolute beginners knitting this as their very first project and professional knitters all working on it. Suffice to say that it gave sharp new meaning to the notion of traveling a mile. Many thanks to Lion Brand for donating nearly all the yarn for this project–they have been wonderfully generous supporters of my work for years. This project, in particular, would never have happened without them.

That said, here are some stats on The Knitted Mile:

The final piece was almost 2000 feet long, so just shy of being 1/2 mile long. Each skein of yarn gave us about 5 feet, so we used around 400 skeins of yarn. The piece weighs in at 57 lbs. As for the hours put it, it is hard to say since each person knit at a different speed (in the end, there were actually 90 people who contributed)–I had absolute beginners knitting this as their very first project and professional knitters all working on it. Suffice to say that it gave sharp new meaning to the notion of traveling a mile.

]]> By: sarebear http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/04/22/the-knitted-mile/#comment-23 sarebear Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:22:08 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=10#comment-23 This is neat-o. It does make you think! What an out-of-the-box idea! I too am wondering about the stats and figures. While practical charity projects of course are ALWAYS a great and necessary thing to do, art and off the beaten path (or on the beaten path, in this case) projects that are what the huh? kind of things are parts of the world too. People have different motivations that move them, and inspire them to create work, art, etc. Ideas can get others moving . . . . This is neat-o. It does make you think! What an out-of-the-box idea!

I too am wondering about the stats and figures. While practical charity projects of course are ALWAYS a great and necessary thing to do, art and off the beaten path (or on the beaten path, in this case) projects that are what the huh? kind of things are parts of the world too. People have different motivations that move them, and inspire them to create work, art, etc. Ideas can get others moving . . . .

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