Fiber Arts Friday – Crocheted Yurt
Picture this but as a HOUSE! photo from the Yurt Alert
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about yurts on an alpaca farm in the Green Alpaca video. I just learned about Kate Pokorny’s mission to crochet a yurt. Her plan is to create a functional yurt out of a continuous strand of felted wool to create a lovely self-supporting housing structure, like a wooly igloo. In this short video Kate talks about her project:
Kate is working with Kickstarter to raise funds for the yurt. Your donation will help her be able to create the wooly yurt, and depending on the level, you can get your own mini-yurt or even a visit to stay in the yurt. Learn more about donating here. Read a great article about Kate knitting an entire house at The Daily Green and at The Daily Grommet. You can learn more on Kate’s site, the Yurt Alert. Please consider donating (even a dollar) to this project. It’s huge!
So what have you Fiberistas been up to this week? Baking? Shopping? Wrapping? Cooking? Have you had time for your fibery pursuits? Let us know below. Link your blog posts.
(And Don’t Forget to Shop with our Fiber Arts Friday Participants this holiday season. Their links are to their shops. Consider buying handmade from these fiber artists.)
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:10 am
That is so cool. I’ve always wanted to live in a yurt.
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I’ve been doing all of the above, plus finals! Ah the life of a college student. Although I may get done with Christmas knitting and crocheting early…and I’ll have nothing to do!
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Katy..as you know, I just love this. After my email about my friends daughters photos, my Mom ended up so sick and business has been over the top..I forgot the get the photos of the Yurts. Maybe after this coming week is over my brain will be working better.
Thanks for sharing the information with us on what has been published and what Kate is doing.
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