I don't want to provide spoilers to all that I am going to be trying to do this week. Just suffice to say that there is an event that happens to coincide with World Wide Knit in Public Day....so I plan to be a busy extreme knitter on Saturday.
In the meantime, I'd like to ask you...where would you like to see me knitting? Or what should I try to do at the same time as I'm knitting?
Do you have a favorite extreme knitting photo, either of mine or others? If you say you've never seen others, check out my board on pinterest. I'm trying to make some sweet pictures readily accessible there.
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Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Monday, June 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Keep your eyes peeled...more stuff coming in a few weeks
Going to be going to an event that may possibly provide lots of good knitting opportunities. In the meantime, enjoy these photos from last week.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Other past knitting escapades...and future plans
So, while I did go to the Renaissance Festival a second time, I never did get around to any more pictures. I would like to get a picture of me in the stocks, although I doubt I'll be able to successfully knit anything while there....my hands would be too far apart!
Some of the places I've knit since my last posting....
Speaking of the highest spot one....my fiance and I have the goal of getting to the highest point in every state eventually. So I figured...why not combine that with my "extreme" knitting, and knit at the highest point in every state.
While I'm on the topic of goals....here are some places I want to knit, or things I want to do while knitting
Some of the places I've knit since my last posting....
- at the last regular season baseball game at the Metrodome (for which we bought the tickets on ebay 10:30 the night before and drove 5 hours each way in one day to see!)
- at the highest spot in Minnesota (Eagle Mountain elevation 2,301 ft)
- at a wedding (although I stopped during the ceremony..didn't want others thinking I was rude)
- in costume for Halloween.
- at High and Middle Falls at Portage State Park
Speaking of the highest spot one....my fiance and I have the goal of getting to the highest point in every state eventually. So I figured...why not combine that with my "extreme" knitting, and knit at the highest point in every state.
While I'm on the topic of goals....here are some places I want to knit, or things I want to do while knitting
- underwater/snorkeling
- while swimming (not 100% submerged)
- under a (small) waterfall, or at least in the spray of a waterfall
- up a tree
- while rock climbing (well, while rapelling at least)
- in a cave
- in the snow
- in the dark (I have some special glow in the dark yarn!)
- on top of a house or other structure
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Beginning the Extreme Knitting Journey
This initial post comes from my other blog...but I figured I wanted a seperate blog for this and my shop/general blog
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
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
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