Yarn Bombing by Moore, Mandy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Preface Foreword Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Why Knit Graffiti is the Bomb

In the beginning Art and activism But is it art? Graffiti and street art An Interview with Masquerade

Chapter 2: How to Build Your Arsenal

Where to begin Equipment Plan your attack on the streets Some places are the bomb How to measure up Show your stealth An Interview with Incogknito

Chapter 3: Basic Tagging: Rectangular Tags

Gauge is your friend Swatching Blocking Put gauge to work for you Fun with swatches Patterns:

Stripes Chevron Bobbles

Sewing it up Patterns: What else can you do with a rectangular tag?

Monster Feet Chainlink Weave “I Wasn’t Here” Embroidered Tag

An Interview with Knitted Landscape

Chapter 4: Get Your Crew Together

XXL or XXS? Good reasons to build a crew How to recruit crew members Now what? Meet with your crew To name or not to name? Pattern: Multimedia Appreciation Tags Write your manifesto Group projects An Interview with Edie of the Ladies Fancywork Society

Chapter 5: Taking It to the Streets

Why we love to tag Get started Show your smarts Is Big Brother watching? Bombing with two—or a crew How to improvise if your tag doesn’t fit What if you get caught? Patterns: Yarn bombing essentials

Knitting Kninja Threads Convertible Biking Gloves Tagging Toolkit Cuff Hoodie Vest Switcheroo Sweater

An Interview with Micro-Fiber Militia

Chapter 6: Master Tagging

Patterns: Inspired by nature

Knitted Tulip and Mushroom Prickly Pear Prosthetic Mutha Earth Treesweater

Patterns: Shoes on a Wire

Hanging Shoes Bolo Balls Elf Stockings

Patterns: Soft focus

Knitted Poster Frame Crocheted Scallop Tags

Chapter 7: Your International Crew

Connect with others Guerrilla knitting and crochet online Tutorials and crafty help Tag the world An Interview with Stickkontakt

Chapter 8: Flights of Imagination

Stupendous feats

The Pink M.24 Chaffee The Hare The Knitting Machine The Longest Scarf in the World The Knitted Mile

Think bigger Go big, go fast, or go home An Interview with Magda Sayeg of Knitta

Chapter 9: More Yarnarchy

A Decade of Yarn Bombing: A New Interview with Magda Sayeg Written on the City: An Interview with ishknits Inside the Mind of Olek Jumpers & Jazz: A Festival of Yarn Bombing Sixty Shades of Fray: The Exploits of the Purly Queens Friends and Fiber: Yarn Bombing Los Angeles Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh A Field of 5,000 Poppies The West Flamingo Yarn Bombers Knitting the DC-3: Yarn Bomb Yukon For the Love of Crochet: London Kaye Deadly Knitshade Strikes Again

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Index About the authors