my first act of guerrilla crochet a minor success

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Dec 14, 2008 3:03 PM

Here is my little journal about it...

Okay, I’ll let you in on the plan… I shall attempt to hit Cannonball Park in Edgartown,MA with some guerrilla crochet. Both cannons and pyramids of cannonballs shall receive cozies. Wish me luck. I will give a full report once the mission is complete.

Sunday Dec 14 So, the mission went pretty well seeing as it was my maiden act of guerrilla crochet . I have to say that although I thought I was pretty prepared, there are some things I learned this time that will help the next mission go even better.

 1. measure your targets! I wish I had made the cannonball cozies bigger

2. use one long tie woven along the whole piece rather than several individual ties. This will cut down on the dangley ends and the final project will look neater.

3. maybe brighter colors would be a little more eye catching

4.don’t talk it up so much in the beginning so people will not be misled into thinking this is going to be a major media event!

This mission was completed in the spirit of solidarity with the Crochet Liberation Front.

 Viva la crochet!!

So I have at least one more mission planned - for a statue in Oak Bluffs. It will require a ladder, and more stealth, as it is very close to the police station!

PaulineL wrote

on Dec 14, 2008 7:28 PM

Hooray! Did it become a media event, that is, did you get any press?

I think the knitting guerrillas are usually teams. Maybe someone to at least hold your ladder?

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Dec 19, 2008 5:57 AM

Hey Pauline - check it out! Crochet Insider included my photos in an article on craftivism http://www.crochetinsider.com/Craftivism.html

mad for crochet!

PaulineL wrote

on Dec 19, 2008 12:17 PM

Congrats! You are a true craftivist.

ScreechTheMighty wrote

on Nov 5, 2009 7:47 PM

You are awesome. Just thought you should know.

I need to try something like this some day...

-And the Mome Raths Outgrabe-

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Nov 7, 2009 5:53 AM

mad for crochet!

HeeHee! Thanks Screech!(May I call you Screech?)It was really a lot of fun and I hope to do it again too. I highly recommend it for a good time.

ScreechTheMighty wrote

on Nov 9, 2009 2:37 PM

'Course you can! I've heard of knitted tags before, crocheters deserve them as well! (And everyone on this site needs Crochet Liberation Front t-shirts. In camo.)

-And the Mome Raths Outgrabe-

theonlynikki wrote

on Nov 12, 2009 8:58 AM

OH MY GOODNESS!!! That is fantastic!!!

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Nov 13, 2009 6:22 AM

mad for crochet!

Grin :) I am glad you like it!