You may remember here, when I talked about an epic knitting project I was working on ... well, the word is out ... Last night, the Orange Public Library was bombed with knitting!
We had enough knitted parts and pieces to cover several large parking posts, the arms of the benches that circle the historic fountain ...
The post of this historic bell ...
And my friend Theresa and I knitted a banner that we hung above the front sliding glass doors. Soooo cute! We were laughing cause it looked like the nautical alphabet ... hope we didn't spell out an obscene word!
Here's a glimpse of us all working fast as the last of daylight was slipping away.
Sweet friend Cate of Mixed Greens came to help and brought her friend Irene ...
These are Libby's amazing creations ... the texture and colors are wonderful.
And my friends Gilda and Maggie mapping out the next piece to cover another post.
And Libby and Anna ... yaking it up and trying to find the perfect spot for the Where's Waldo piece I knit.
And here's the children's librarian, Damitri, showing off her super fast whip stitch techniques.
Thanks to all my productive knitting friends, Anna, Libby, Theresa, Jennifer, Betty (my mom), Carolyn, Cate, Irene, Maggie, Rebecca, Judy, Gilda and Mary ...You're the best!
And a huge thanks to Jennifer for all the coordination and to the Orange librarians, Damitri, Rosanne, and Irma ... Enjoy!
And an extra special thank you to my friend Laurie Crutchfield who passed away suddenly a few weeks ago and left behind bags of yarn that I distributed among all my knitting friends. About 75% of all the knitted pieces used in the yarn bombing were knitted from yarn in Laurie's collection.
While we were rummaging through all of Laurie's yarn, we came across this orange strip that she had started to knit. I finished it off and then tied it into a bow, around the bell post. So sweet don't you think?
So ...
You'll have to go check out the main library next time you're in the Old Town Orange area. It looks sooooo festive!
wow cynthia...what a epic, festive project indeed! i would love to see the smiles and all the pointing as folks are surprised with all this wonderful color... so encouraging! :)
Posted by: donna!ee | August 22, 2011 at 06:45 AM
Wow...what a fun way to make the library feel loved! You all did a fantastic job...I LOVE it!
Posted by: Tracy Schultz | August 22, 2011 at 07:53 AM
Love the banner above the door -- and your comment was hilarious! Now I know what a knitting bomb is!! Very fun.
Posted by: Chris Eastwood | August 22, 2011 at 03:25 PM
This is so fun! I love the benches. It is so great to think of the people who sit on them and think...what the heck? And those parking posts with the pom pom tops are so colorful and fun. You guys did a fantastic job on your bombing!
Posted by: lorrie spotts | August 22, 2011 at 05:20 PM
Wow! This is great, Cynthia! Just like you described! How colorful and fun! I really like the warmers on the bench arms! This took a lot of work and I am sure it will be much appreciated! :)
Posted by: Roben-Marie | August 23, 2011 at 08:14 PM
That was a lot of fun. Went by the library yesterday and met a woman who said she thought the "sweaters" on the arms were to keep them from being so cold in the winter when folks are outside reading. Never thought of that!! I say whatever we can do to keep people reading I'm for it.
So glad we've related.
Posted by: Betty Thompson | August 26, 2011 at 05:10 PM