The Milkweed Project

I just had to drop in and share the great project the kids and I will be taking part in. Through the Lovely List, I found out about The Milkweed Project. Here is the write up from the website:

The Milkweed Project is a collaborative artwork currently in progress. Hundreds of fiber artists and crafters are knitting, crocheting, felting and spinning white and off-white creations that will be assembled into a giant milkweed pod. The final, assembled piece is intended to capture the essence of a milkweed pod; its soft, ethereal beauty and its importance to the natural world.

The Milkweed Project is about our connection to each other, to nature, to the past, present and future.

Shan Bryan-Hanson, the project architect, is an artist and teacher.

How exciting is that! I just had to be a part of it. On the Milkweed website you can view the entries that have already arrived. They are all so amazing and beautiful. We especially love the jellyfish. Incredible!

KT used the last bit of off white yarn to make this:

There has been talk of additions; buttons, ribbon, textured fibers...

Until more white yarn shows up, the boys have been busy making these:

I found the free pattern here. And there are pics of them here and here. They are very cute, quite simple and look fabulous perch upon our branch. The most difficult part is the pinning, which I did for them. KT wants to make them as Christmas gifts for a few precious toddlers we know (shhhh, don't tell Ari!)

I love this time of year!