A while ago I received this message on Facebook: “Hi Dedri! My name is Kristine, and I’m a huge fan of yours. I wanted to show you the art car I made to represent our animal shelters charity thrift store. I used several of your gorgeous patterns as components in the design. Hope you enjoy! Look forward to hearing from you! Kristine”
Today I would like to share Kristine’s yarn-bombed car (and her notes about it) with you. It is a celebration of colour and must have taken soooo many hours to complete. Kristine is obviously passionate about both crochet and animals.
“We are the Noah’s Ark Thrift Store and Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association in Trinidad, Colorado, USA.”
“I used some of the [Block a Week] CAL afghan blocks for the roof, but don’t have a very good picture of them, sorry!”
“Your Sophie’s Garden and Prince Protea [by Virginia Burrow] designs were huge hits! Everyone was asking about them.”
“I also used several patterns from Moogly… The Magic Spike Mandala [pictured below on either side of Sophie and on the hubcaps of the car], Paw Prints, and Alphabet [second photo from the top].“
I asked Kristine what she did with the ‘crochet covering’ after the parade. Here’s what she said:
“Well, it’s all one piece, so once I get it off I’ll fold it up and put it into storage for next year’s parade (Artocade) and any events that we have in the meantime.”
Kristine’s yarn-bombed car won “Pick O The Parade” and she received this really cool trophy!
I would like to thank Kristine Munson for sharing her art car with us, and for letting me use her photos in this post. If you would like to follow the Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, you can find them HERE on Facebook.
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Linda says
This is awesome!
How is it affixed to the car?
Dedri Uys says
I believe they just slipped it over the car like a giant cosy.
adriana says
i just linked your post in my facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/quadratofelice/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
thanks for theinspiration
Carol D says
What an ambitions lady! The car looks so awesome! And I am so jealous….because she, like you, can probably crochet a whole lot faster than I!
It would take me a lifetime to crochet that many motifs! It’s frustrating to take so long to complete projects….and that’s probably why I have so many WIPs waiting for completion.
Your shawl looks great! Is that what we’ll be doing at the Yarn Retreat?
Thank you for posting this. Our dog is a Rescue animal…and I do all I can to encourage folks to adipt rescue animals instead of buying expensive dogs from “puppy mills” – where dogs are frequently subjected to inhumane conditions and may not be the healthiest animals.
Rescue dogs are always thoroughly checked by vets – shots given – or at least started. And you are made aware of any noticeable health problems ahead of time.
And believe it or not – most dogs KNOW that they have been taken from bad conditions and are grateful to be given a good home and lots of love! (I know ours does!)
Great post, Dedri!