Let me preface this by saying: I knit a lot. I knit everywhere. So far the only places truly off limits for me are weddings and funerals. Although I think if someone gave me the go ahead...I'd do it. I do intend to knit at least once on my wedding day, if for nothing other than a photo op :)
I've knit in dentist chairs while being worked on, in restaurants, bars, my bathroom, at the movies, buses, and in countless other places.
Where I live, most of the people have gotten used to seeing me knitting at the bar. But I think it throws the tourists for a loop. On one occasion I know I was photographed (under the pretense of taking a picture of her friend....you know "I gotta get a picture of this cause its so funny but I don't dare just take a picture....so I'll take a picture of you with *fill in the blank* in the background). Maybe it truly was just a picture of her friend...but the amount they were looking, giggling and not-quite pointing...I'm pretty sure I was the object of the photo.
To make a long story short, it gave me an idea. I started carrying it out then but gave up for a while until renewing it yesterday. I want to get pictures taken of me knitting in as many unusual places as possible. "Extreme knitting" if you will...to follow with the concept of "extreme ironing"
I posted this idea on Ravelry to get suggestions for future pictures and have been getting great ideas. One person is even facilitating their idea by sending me waterproof yarn so I can knit underwater, and glow-in-the dark yarn so I can knit in the dark. I'm so excited to try them both!
Anyway...here goes the current photos.
If you have pictures of your own, please post to http://www.flickr.com/groups/extremeknitting
What a fun and fabulous idea. How in the world did you hula hoop and knit? How do you keep from getting tangled?
ReplyDeleteI knit or crochet in many places. I can't figure out why is annoys people though. I still can still carry on a conversation etc. I don't take items where I need to concentrate...but, in the bars, it's dark...how do you manage that?
sandy
Seriously?! Knitting & hula-hooping?! You've got mad skills, lady! <3 it!
ReplyDeleteTo knit while hula hooping I just tuck the skein into my armpit. I'd actually like to come up with some sort of yarn holder so I don't have to do that
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