Garden of Imagination
September 4th to 7th 2014
Centennial Gardens, Randwick
When invited to create a yarn bomb, Sydney yarn artist Queen Babs chose to crochet a whimsical garden based on her childhood drawings. Gardens are places of adventure, learning, imaginings, magic and play. They can make children feel happy, so what better than a yarn garden of her imagination inviting you to play?
Centennial Gardens, Randwick
When invited to create a yarn bomb, Sydney yarn artist Queen Babs chose to crochet a whimsical garden based on her childhood drawings. Gardens are places of adventure, learning, imaginings, magic and play. They can make children feel happy, so what better than a yarn garden of her imagination inviting you to play?
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The talented Jenni of Baa-me Kniits @baamekniits kindly sent me the caterpillar that sits on top of the main flower, my clever friend Karen Stephen aka @westykazz and Yarnbombers United member made all the flowers, a dragonfly and the yellow butterfly, my mum Valerie made a leaf and most of the pompoms for the installation.
My husband Martin aka @jam_project supported my never ending crocheting and sewing with cups of tea, supportive hugs and finding me funny B grade movies to watch. He also installed it for me.
I hope you enjoy the photos,
Queen Babs
- The yarnbomb varies in size to fit from 97cm-90cm wide and stretches approximately 212cm long which includes 188cm of crocheted length and the rest is tassels.
- It is crocheted using 2 balls of yarn at a time to achieve the graduation of colour and the mottled look in grass and sky.
- I stopped counting the balls of yarn after 14 balls, but I think 22 is a fair estimate.
- I crocheted the base and most of the decorations and sewed it all together in 2-3 weeks, some days working 10 hours.
The talented Jenni of Baa-me Kniits @baamekniits kindly sent me the caterpillar that sits on top of the main flower, my clever friend Karen Stephen aka @westykazz and Yarnbombers United member made all the flowers, a dragonfly and the yellow butterfly, my mum Valerie made a leaf and most of the pompoms for the installation.
My husband Martin aka @jam_project supported my never ending crocheting and sewing with cups of tea, supportive hugs and finding me funny B grade movies to watch. He also installed it for me.
I hope you enjoy the photos,
Queen Babs