Tiny Sweater.I'm totally beside myself about this little sweater. I knit it up on a whim yesterday after several long hours of writing in the library. I needed to get some work done, but I was all papered out. Then it occurred to me that I could merge knitting and finals! I'm taking a deCAL (stands for democratic education at CAL, i.e. student taught class) on sustainability, and one of our options for our final was an art project that says something about sustainability. Enter: Tiny Sweater. I decided to knit up a small representation of a hand-knit garment out of recycled organic cotton. Aside from the obvious points for recycling and using organic materials, I think hand-knits speak volumes about the things our society could be doing to be more sustainable. Knit your own sweaters and socks, make your own lasagna instead of buying it frozen. . . think twice about how much work went into all the processed stuff we've come to rely on. Going to the trouble of making something really makes you think differently about the way you use and consume that stuff. If I spend months knitting a sweater, you bet I'm less likely to throw it out when it's not in vogue anymore. I think America needs a bit of that attitude, and not just toward sweaters.
*Oh, didja notice the tiny cable on the Tiny Sweater? eehee.
*Oh, didja notice the tiny cable on the Tiny Sweater? eehee.
3 comments:
Oh, I love it! I want to go buy a dolly or bear who can wear it. Oh, er, I mean I want to make a corn husk doll for it. Or better yet, I can get out your dollies and teddy bears and see who it will fit.
Do you have to turn it in for your project, or do you get to keep it?
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