* Someone offers 5 art project spots.
* The person offering will then make a piece of hand made art for each of the 5 people that signed up.
* In turn, the 5 signees will then offer 5 spots of their own and so on and so forth.
* What form/color/shape/size/medium/type each art piece takes is completely up to the one offering.
* There are no time limits, however the general aim of the one I am involved in is to attempt to get all 5 done by the end of 2011.
Having said all of that, I have signed up to receive a piece of art from a friend in San Fran. I also have 5 people signed up to receive things from me. In addition to the above rules/guidelines, I have imposed a few extra ones on myself:
* All items pieces will be knitted or crocheted.
* All items will be made from yarn already in my stash.
* There will be no repeated patterns - no patterns I have already done or 2 items made for two people from the same pattern. There might be repeated item types (2 hats, or 2 scarves etc).
* Where possible, look for inspiration from patterns that are up for being test knitted. Ie, help a designer out by test knitting for them.
I can happily report that I have completed 2, with three to go. One of the completed items was a test knit for a new designer in Maryland.
The hardest part for me has been restraining myself from contacting the recipients and asking them exactly what they want, what color and basically getting them to tell me what do to make etc. I have asked for basic color preferences, size of feet, hands and heads etc. I think that this is okay. :)
Art project #2 - Gillyweed by Sarah Woodbury.
Sorry to say that the ravelry links will only be visible to those with ravelry accounts... Sorry about that.
Starting to work on project #3. Gotta learn how to do a tubular cast on.....
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