GO (green)

ArchiPURLago and granny² did a quick collaboration on this BikeBike rack so that a local reporter could tag along with us, and we're glad we did! Once ArchiPURLago saw the "GO" in the BikeBike racks, she couldn't unsee it (and did this Ready Set GO yarnbomb), so we did a bit of a visual pun and used green yarn to spell out GO and accented it with leaves, a tree, and a woodgrain patterned handlebar.

#ourkakaakowifi and TheFUZZ Hawaii

TheFUZZ was commissioned to do a yarnbomb for the launch of Our Kaka'ako WiFi (providing free high speed WiFi in Kaka'ako), and we cranked up the knitting machines to get it done on a tight timeline.

We commissioned Patrice Walker to use her phenomenal crochet skills to make a functional QR code panel (scan the code with a smartphone or tablet app, and it takes you to the Our Kaka'ako website). She's detailed the process on her blog, Yarn Over, Pull Through, and I'm looking forward to trying out the Fair Isle crochet method she used. Patrice has done a lot of Crochet By Numbers work, but this project was a little different for her and I appreciate her taking the time to show us how she planned and then executed the project!

ArchiPURLago has been having fun playing with reflective yarn - this photo shows the embroidery in indirect light. The first photo in this post shows the embroidery with flash photography, lighting up!

This was a fun project to take on, and we'll be taking advantage of the super high-speed wi-fi to post more photos from the scene! We've just started a Tumblr to make it easier to post photos on the fly, by the way (thefuzzhawaii.tumblr.com), and have been hashtagging Instagram and Twitter posts with #thefuzzhawaii to make it easier to find out what we've been up to.

WWKIP 2013 - June 8 in Honolulu

TheFUZZ will be observing World Wide Knit in Public Day (WWKIP) 2013 at Spalding House, repurposing parts of the Fibonacci striped tree sweater to decorate the new family room. If you'd like to help out, we're looking for people to seam pieces together (we'll provide tapestry needles and yarn). If you'd like to hang out, please bring a knit or crochet project to work on! Sunblock, insect repellent, sunglasses, and brimmed hats are recommended. There's a water fountain available, and the cafe sells drinks and food. Kids are welcome!

When: Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 12 noon - 4 pm
Where: Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House (2411 Makiki Heights Drive, Honolulu)
Link to the museum calendar: International Yarnbombing Day

Parking is free, but the lot is small. TheBus route 15 (Pacific Heights/Papakolea) stops in front of the museum; please check route information on TheBus.org or 848-5555.

Entrance to the Spalding House Cafe is free to the public during open hours (please note that the cafe will only be open until 2 pm). If you would like to explore the grounds (where we'll be working) and the exhibits, please pay the admission fee at the front desk. The Honolulu Museum of Art is participating in Blue Star Museums: from May 28 - Sept 1, the museum is free to active military personnel and their families with valid ID. Please check with the museum or Blue Star Museums for a list of acceptable IDs.

Whole Lotta Love

Pow Wow Hawai'i 2013 is underway and ArchiPURLago has been stitching away with the help of TheFUZZ! We'll do the big reveal later this week - for now, here are a couple of clues.

Granny² has been hooking away at a couple of yarnbombs for the #SheepishHeartBomb and at least one of them will pop up in the vicinity of Pow Wow Hawai'i!

Behind The Wall

On September 20, 2012, ArchiPURLago and I headed over to Kaka'ako for the Behind The Wall fundraiser for 808 Urban (where we met up with fellow yarnstormer HollyGoKnitly). ArchiPURLago offered up "SPAM kit-subis" containing a ring, wristband/coffee cup sleeve, and ready-to-go spamKNITsubi yarnbomb, while HollyGoKnitly helped me get a set of crocheted "diamondback" sleeves onto a BikeBike rack (in front of R&D), and then she crocheted up a hyperbolic coral yarnbomb. NaPURLeon Complex was also there (you can see photos she took here) although I left too early to meet up with her and see the spamKNITsubi and hyperbolic coral yarnbombs get installed. It was great having yarnbombing represented at a street art fundraiser! 

After the Yarnstorm

Photo credit: MK Carroll

The Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House yarnbombing has been successfully defused. Special thanks to lilikoiknits to helping out with figuring out which strands of yarn to cut!

Sunset

Installation of TheFuzz yarnbombing at Spalding House

The yarnbombing installation at Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House is coming to a close. August 26, 2012, will be your last chance to view the yarnbombing on the grounds (although the monkeypod branch sleeve will remain up for a little while longer, until arrangements can be made to remove it safely).

The Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House is currently open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm and Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm, with a Garden Gallery tour, led by a docent, at 1:30 pm Tuesday - Sunday.

55' of Mathematical Awesomeness!

We're just warning you now... wonder and amazement may be two emotional responses evoked when you happen upon ArchiPURLago's Monkeypod tree sweater. It's 55' of mathematical awesomeness! Yes, you read that correctly, fifty-five feet!

The Fibonacci sequenced stripes, in bold sunny colors, span the entire length of one of the tree's longest branches, practically reaching out to touch you or touch your heart is more like it. And the installation had one of the volunteers, Rita Scott, an experienced climber, actually tying off and climbing up into the canopy to seam the final piece together!

See the finished piece and the all TheFuzz yarnbombs at the Honolulu Museum of Art's Spalding House until Art Spree, July 14th. The details, you'll find them here.

And The BIG Announcement is...

 Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House got YARN BOMBED by TheFuzz!

In conjunction with the second annual International Yarn Bombing Day—June 9th, 2012, Honolulu's inaugural yarn bombing crew, ArchiPURLago, Granny² and Hanasaurusrex, a.k.a. TheFuzz, and their super crew of volunteers and contributors, tagged the gardens of Spalding House.

Representing knit and crochet, traditional and contemporary, funky and fab, we've gone from the teeny tiny to the larger than life, and we'd love to share it with you!

You can come visit TheFuzz yarn bombs anytime in June and through Art Spree in July, 2012. 

Every Wednesday and Thursday in June from 2–4pm TheFuzz founders will be at Spalding House for Sit & Knit and we'd love it if you came by to hang out! If you're a knitter or crocheter, bring a project. If you've never knit or crocheted in your life, that's okay, just bring yourself and we'll answer any questions you may have or if you're down for it, we'll show you how!

We will also be hosting a yarn bombing workshop and lecture this weekend, June 16–17th. See below for details.

June 16th, 2012—Yarn Bombing Workshop, 12pm–4pm

We'll have various tools of the trade to show and a project you can make to yarn bomb yourself!

June 17th, 2012—Yarn Bombing Lecture, 2pm–4pm

Come learn about yarn bombing from ArchiPURLago, Granny² and Hanasaurusrex. We'd love to meet you!

July 14th, 2012—Art Spree—Pom Pom Bomb, 10am–4pm
TheFuzz will be at Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House's annual art-and-performance family fun day making pom poms to yarn-bomb.

The Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House
2411 Makiki Heights Drive
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
808-526-0232

If you're not familiar with Spalding House, In July 2011, The Contemporary Museum gifted its collection and assets to the Honolulu Academy of Arts, merging the two museums.

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hanasaurusrex