Call for entries - "Knitting graffiti" Do you want to show your knitting in public for all to see? Do you see knitting as bringing beauty and want to show the world? If so, we need you! We are looking for knitters to make tree cosies for our pre-WWKIP publicity. Get the pattern for directions on how to get casting on! Tree Cozy Pattern Having trouble remembering how to cast on/off? Start at http://knittinghelp.com to help you complete your project 10 ply yarn works best for fast knitting 4.5/5mm needles Sizes needed in width: 34cm, (45cm, 114cm, 153cm) CO 58 st (76st, 194st, 260st) start knitting in 2x2 rib. this will make your tree cozy especially stretchy and easier to fit on the tree. Knit, changing colours every 10 rows or so for interest, until your cosy measures 60-70 cm. Cast Off leaving a long tail to sew up your cozy onto the tree later. We LOVE a personal touch. If you'd like to make something fancier, feel free. Last year we had "KIP 08" knitted on our prime location tree cosy. Join us for a night of playful mischief planned one week before WWKiP or let us know you have a tree cosy for us and we'll arrange to get it! Cast off Knitting Workshop - Sponsored by Hands Ashford 3 June 2009 from 6-9pm This year we’ve organised a free beginners knitting class before the World Wide Knit in Public Day to give dedicated time to new knitters. We hope that this day will inspire you and give you the confidence to keep knitting. During
this class you will: Learn about different needle types, centre pull balls, casting on and off in different ways, different styles of knitting, knit and purl stitches and how to create different stitches, gauge swatches, understand yarn and ball bands all packed into 3 hours – phew! This is a free beginners class with tutor, Amy Hewgill. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Bookings can be made in person in the Hands Craft Shop, 5 Normans Road, Elmwood
Email: hands.craft@clear.net.nz Online: www.hands.co.nz Phone: (03) 355 9099 Flash fiction tells a complete story in as few words as possible. The theme for our flash knit fiction is innovative stash solutions. This is a fun competition to get your creative juices flowing in more than one medium. Its also a way of sharing tips on managing your wool stash with other knitters. Here are the important bits about submitting your entry to our competition: Stories should be up to a maximum of 150 words. Entries will be judged anonymously, therefore you will need to submit your story as an attachment. Remember to put your name, address, telephone number and title of your story in the body of your email. Please mark the subject line of your e-mail 'flash knit fiction'. No alterations may be made to a story once it has been submitted. Closing date for entries is 17th May 2009. Copyright of the story remains with the author but knit.org.nz has the unrestricted right to publish winning stories on its website, as well as retaining unrestricted rights to use winning stories in any related material for PR purposes. Winners will be contacted by email in June 2009. Stories should be in English and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Entries that have won or are under consideration in other flash fiction / short story competitions are not eligible. Stories should not be a translation of another author's work. We are unable to return your stories so please make sure that you keep your own copy. We can only accept entries from people residing in New Zealand. Extreme Knit - Photo Competition Extreme knit is an exciting new way to knit in public and to combine the art of knitting with your other interests and hobbies. Basically, it combines the thrills of outdoor activities and sport with the creative art of knitting. We think that this is ideally suited as an activity to raise the profile of World Wide Knit in Public Day.You may have come across Extreme Ironing, which was actually inspired by knitting. After a hard day at a knitwear factory in Leicester, a worker faced a mountain of ironing at home. Preferring the idea of going out rock climbing, they decided to combine the two activities into a new extreme sport - thus, Extreme Ironing was born. Like ironing, knitting is usually a solitary activity that takes place in private. For Christchurch Knit in Public Day, we'd like to encourage you to take part in an Extreme Knit. The only limit to the activity is your imagination. We would however encourage you to plan carefully as knitting can be dangerous - needles, points, scissors and not forgetting the yarn itself... So, if you're tramping, sailing, snowboarding, rock-climbing etc... don't forget to take your knitting and your camera to document your activities, We'd love to see what you've been up to. We have a prize for the most awesome photo of your Extreme Knit. Entries will be judged anonymously, therefore you will need to submit your photo as a jpeg or tif as an attachment. Remember to put your name, address, telephone number and name of the knitter (if different) in the body of your email. Please mark the subject line of your e-mail 'Extreme Knit'. No alterations may be made to a photo once it has been submitted. Closing date for entries is 1st June 2009. Copyright of the image remains with the photographer but knit.org.nz has the unrestricted right to publish winning images on its website, as well as retaining unrestricted rights to use winning images in any related material for PR purposes. Winners will be contacted by email in June 2009. Images should be submitted as jpegs or tifs and ideally be compressed or zipped. They should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. We are unable to return your images so please make sure that you keep your own copy. We can only accept entries from people residing in New Zealand. |