Fame at last

Hi just to let you all know that we are in simply knitting this month out on 11th july bye for now Angel

still knitting? who helped

Hi
The grand total as of yesterday was 700ft. I have had a few people contact me and say they have some knitting so the total will go up I will keep blogging till the last scarf comes in and goes out. I'd like to say a really big thank you to all.
To Isobel her Hubby and Mum
Designeryarns.uk.com
The scrapstore
Andrew Brown
Tom Powell
Bournemouth Arts
Bournemouth Borough Council
The Epiphany school. Sue Allison, Children, Parents, Teachers, Staff
Moordown Craft Club and Mary
Fiona from freegle
All those who donated wool from freegle.
Mary from freegle
Tessa
Diane (poole)
Eric And Ann Bignall and Hope fm
Stephen Bailey at Bournemouth Echo News desk
Knitters from gum tree
Evening echo readers
Kathleen from swanage and her friend and husband
Robyn her Daughter and Mum
Corinne and her Nan
Debbie from Germany
Heather from Basingstoke
The Gateway Club in Bournemouth. All clients and carers Anna and Rachel
The Happy club in Parkstone and Rachel.
Arts University College Bournemouth
Emma Lead artist
Simon Granell
Paul Finnegan
Tamsin(aucb)
Kayleigh(aucb)
Nicholas(aucb)
Archie(aucb)
Fiona(aucb)
Katy(aucb)
Ali(aucb)
Amy(aucb)
Aimee(aucb)
Julia (aucb)
Hugh (aucb)
Rachel D(aucb)
Ruth E (aucb)
Ruth
Donna(aucb)
Rachel N(aucb)
Rachel B(aucb)
Dominyk (aucb)
Leanne (aucb)
Jude
Peggy
Rachael,
Karen
Carol Anne.
family and friends.
The wessex ducks .co.uk for your support
Maria for the wool.
Thank you also to Kylie-ann Homer who designed www.angelhomer.co.uk
thank you to Elisha Homer for doggy sitting Bertie Bassett to allow me to do this project
THANK YOU THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
I have tried to include everyone if I have missed anyone let me know and I will add your name to my list.
Isobel and I could not have done this without you. It was everyones hard work that achieved this.
we reached an amazing length in a short time and we should all be proud of ourselves.
Isobel and I get  assessed on this project by our tutor in December. We will let you know. we are hoping to get an amazing mark and that is down to you all so thank you. I have made some lovely friends and met some lovely people during this project. I was touched by everyone's dedication and kindness. I really enjoyed leading the project and hope one day to do another project.
If anyone would like some of the leftover wool I can share it out. Mainly blues, greens, browns and purples. mostly double knit and textured. some odd balls etc.
If anyone has any more knitting it can still be added to the total. I shall collect for as long as it comes in. one charity is taking some in July. The rest will go in the winter. So I am storing them safely.
I have yet to separate them all but we think there must be about 140/150 scarves. that's really good.

Sorry Folks Rained off

Due to Bournemouth weather we have been rained off today.
We arrived to set up but the heaven's opened so we had to pack up and go home. A real shame.
 I also knitted for Flags on the shore who are exhibiting along the west cliff 11-6pm.
Very miserable day for an exhibition. Shame I had made some corsets and jackets for the trees.

I am now going to help a fellow artist Emma make some butterflies for a project in Portland.
They need to be small and blue. If anyone else would like to help you can contact me. Each butterfly is to represent a child on portland.

I have to write an essay over the summer holidays for my degree and compile a presentation.
I will now start thinking about my next knitted project.
I would love to knit a Citroen 2cv6.
I would also love to knit across the channel.
I will blog when we donate the scarves and contact the Evening Echo. Salvation army in winton are having some and the homeless in Bournemouth.
I have some wool people donated that is left over so if anyone wants any contact me and we can arrange collection.
Thank you to all those who supported us throughout the project. We could not have done it without you.
I have made some really good friends through this piece of work. Please stay in touch?
If anyone needs me to return a favour and knit for a project I would be glad to help. You know where I am . Thank you all Angel

Sunday 6th May

We had special help today

We've had a busy day today in the Gardens. We even had some sunshine this afternoon which made such a difference. There were lots of visitors and  a band marching through gave the day a  nice holiday feel. We had lots of people giving us their help. We decided to attach the pom poms that people had made for us to the knitted stream that's in the water.  One young lady gave us particular help. Thank you! The stream now looks a lot more colourful, and Angel was knitting again from the bridge so the stream could be seen more clearly.

We  had some help with the knitting from passers-by who wanted to join in and lovely Tamsin learnt a new skill !


 Thanks to everyone who has given us their help so far. The stream is now 700 feet long, including the piece in the water.

One more day to go!....
We have some wool over if anyone wants some  we will be glad to share it out e mail angelhomer@ymail.com

Saturday 5th May 2012

We arrived and it was a bit cold and damp. Looked like rain. So we displayed the stream as pods again today
I took the opportunity to feed the squirrels and perform my knitting the stream piece.

stream in the stream

Knitting into the stream

The stream

Cyril

The stream in the stream has grown and is long and tatty and very holey. It is also heavy and where it has dragged the bed of the river it has green slimey bits on it and it doesn't smell too good either.
We are back at 10.ooam tomorrow  weather permitting we will roll the stream out for all to see.
We still want knitted pieces and stories we are still trying to make the 3/4 of a mile. We have new people joining the crusade daily. we are at  640ft. Thank you to all who have helped us get this far. Thank you to all those posting parcels to us. we are exhibiting the stream till the 7th May.
we will keep measuring and donate to the homeless as lovely scarves. We will let you know who is going to have the scarves and when.

Cold Friday

Brrr!! very cold today but dry all the same
 we ran the stream down between the bridges today we made it quite easily. 630ft of knitting.

sections of stream

Simply knitting Magazine  want to feature us so we are going to send them some photos and tell them what we are doing.We will tell you what edition. We are hoping to lay the stream out on Sunday and Monday also at 1pm. Please keep knitting for us we still have a few days left. I am  still receiving parcels. Thank you to everyone who has helped us achieve the length so far we could not have done it without you. We also  had an e mail from Guinness Book of records stating that we are not classed as a stream but a long scarf. The longest scarf is 34 miles long and took 3 years to achieve. so sadly we won't be breaking any records. We will not let this disappoint  us We have all worked very Hard and I shall make sure everyone gets the recognition they deserve.
we will be there again tomorrow at 10am see you then

Rained off at Lunch time

Started out a bit damp today. We set up as  knitted rolls. they look interesting rather like pods.
We had a few donated knitted pieces handed to us today. Thank you to all who braved the weather.

I knitted into the stream for a few hours then the heaven's opened. The stinky Stream as we have now named it is disintegrating it is as if the stream is eating it. The appearance of it has changed both in colour and in shape. It has some interesting holes where it gets snagged on the stream bed. It smells rotten too.
I am still receiving parcels each one is exciting . Thank you .
The stream was 610.5ft this morning but we have had some more donations in  so I am guessing it's probably more like 630ft .
We are rolling it through the gardens on Sunday and Monday so you can all see it's length. We have achieved a massive length in such a short time and we are still growing . we still could reach our target.

Donated Knitted piece (cable) given to us in the gardens today thank you

Invasion of the pods

pompom pods

knitting pods

pom pom pods

Donated knitted pieces thank you

Even if we don't we are going to help a lot of people keep warm this winter.
A Big Big Thank You to all who have helped us get this far please keep knitting and sending us your stories? if you want to come along and see the length 1pm is the time on Sunday And Monday weather permitting of course. Here,s hoping Friday we will be a sunny Day. We will be back then at 10am

Wednesday

A good day for us weather-wise. No rain and this afternoon was lovely and sunny. We had lots of interest again and some interesting comments.   Fiona kindly brought us another great donation of knitting and also brought her helper with her - well, I think that's what he was doing. He certainly made my day!

We found the short  piece of  knitted stream that is in the water is sinking fast now, and just sits on the bottom at the side of the stream, so Angel sat and knitted on the other bank today so it was easier to see.  As the stream is so long now, at 609 feet, we would really like to see it spread alongside the stream. Unfortunately we're not allowed to do this unless we have marshalls at very regular intervals, so on Sunday we're hoping to get lots of people together to help us. If you're free at about 1pm on Sunday - come along!
Keep those donations coming and thank you to you all for your help

May day

What a gorgeous day?
Lots of interest in the project. More people joining our crusade daily. I am being promised knitting from all over the place. I collected some knitting from Moordown Community Centre Craft Club.
A Big Thank you to you all and all at Coles Millers who knitted for us and A Giant Thank you to The Epiphany school.

Knitted stream

Wet stream from Angel's performance

More wet stinky stream
each day it gets heavier and smells worse even the ducks avoid it.

close up of stream

I was speechless when I was handed a Roll of stream From Epiphany. You must have all worked really hard . Isobel and I are so grateful and pleased that you all wanted to help you have made the stream grow even longer Thank you  and also to everybody that brought knitting to the gardens today. Thank you also to the kind lady in Swanage who sent me a package with stream and gorgeous flowers in. All donations  have now taken us to a grand total length of 560ft wow!! please visit us we are open daily until the 7th may we open at 10am and close at 4pm. Though we can collect stream until5pm.

The stream takes a long time to roll up so if you want to see it at it's best try and make it before 3.15pm
as each roll takes a long time to roll up and each day we have more of them.
If it is damp or raining hard we will not  be able to display as it will get wet.
Angel performs her knitting into the stream most of the day and if you want a go you can try.
Knitting in the stream is an experience not to be missed. The knitting is heavy and the current pulls you.
Angel has a piece which is separate to the stream but the length has been included in the project.
Please visit us and keep the  Knitting coming in. The scarves will do a lot of good and keep a lot of homeless people warm this winter. Don't forget our Guinness book of records attempt as well the longest knitted stream in the world. Staff permitting we want to roll the stream down the stream path to see how much length we have in comparison to the actual stream we are hoping to do this on Bank Holiday Monday.

windy monday morning

When we arrived at the gardens today it was blowing a gale, and cold, so we couldn't lay the stream out as it would have blown away.  Angel sat and knitted by the bank. By lunchtime though the wind had dropped and there was even some sunshine so we laid the stream out on the bank for a photo opportunity. Who knows if the sun will come out again before the end of the exhibition!  It was our first full day today and we found it takes quite a long time to get everything out and pack away again, so if you're coming to see us it would probably be best to come between about 10.45 - 3.15 to make sure the whole stream is out. Obviously, if it's wet we won't be there at all.  We talked to lots of people - there was a lot of interest in the work. Thanks once again to all who have helped to make the stream so long and to those who are still knitting away.

What a beautiful day

The stream rolled up at 500ft

When we first arrived the ground was too damp to display and the wind blew so the stream was displayed as below.

Displayed in circle because of the wind

Angel's knitted piece in the stream

Angel performs daily and knits into the stream. It is hard as the material is tugged by the current.

The fabric smells rotten and the piece changes shape and colour daily. The Ducks are wary of it and swim up to it look at it and swim away again.

The Knitted stream displayed on the path
Displaying all the knitted donations we are now at 500 ft

The beginning of Angel's knitting

More stream

Angel's knitting drying

knitted stream

knitted stream

Viewing the stream

We had lovely weather in the end it was cold and blowing  a gale when we arrived at 10am but as the day went on things improved and we even got to display the stream. Angel performed into the stream and knitted a further few feet. We are at 500ft at the moment  we are still knitting and receiving knitting to sew on. The exhibition finishes at 4pm each day. The stream takes a while to put away so it is only available to see until 3.15pm.There will be someone around to collect knitting till 5pm.
The stream is displayed weather permitting as we have no shelter  and we don't want it to get wet. We open at 10 am in the morning  and are open until the 7th Of May. If we are rained off we will post on the blog as soon as we know .

Rainy Sunday

As Angel said, it's too wet for us to exhibit today. It's a shame when eveyone has put in so much effort for the whole exhibition, but as it's all outside, we're very dependant on dry weather. Just hope the weather improves for the rest of the time we're there!
As we've mentioned before, we're really interested in your thoughts about knitting - whether it's why you knit, or remembering someone else who used to knit, or even about your thoughts as you knit.
I'm asking visitors to tell me their stories, or write them, and I'm going to compile them into a hand-made book at the end of the exhbition, so please help me! It can be a whole story or just one line, I don't mind which. You can do this anonymously or use your name if you wish. If you don't want to put your comment on the blog but would like to be part of my book, you can e-mail me on isobel222@hotmail.co.uk

Here are some examples taken from some stories we've received :

I knit because it makes me feel happy, it gives me pleasure making something for somebody special. I knit a lot of things for my mum and I know she loves them.

I remember having a crochet urge in my early teens and made a bedspread out of crochet granny squares - predominant colour was orange (it was the 1970's after all) and it was pretty hideous!

 I started knitting and crocheting when my daughter was a toddler because |I could sit and keep her company while she was watching her kids program and it kept me occupied.

I was sitting at the bedside of a critically ill relative. I couldn't concentrate on a book - my normal refuge- but I needed to do something besides just sit and worry.... On my way home I saw a wool shop and bought needles and wool and I started knitting as I sat in the hospital day after day.

Thanks for helping - we hope we'll see some of you in the gardens when the weather improves.

Rained off

Hi
 Looks like another rainy day the forecast  for today is rain and wind.
The Boss says it's a no go today. We have no shelter down in the lower gardens and the stream would
get ruined. As soon as the sun comes out we will be back.
This gives an opportunity for more knitting. However I am very disappointed as I was looking forward to being in the Gardens for 10 days. We cannot however control the weather .
Yesterday some of the exhibits were open but there were no visitors. It has to stop raining sooner or later
preferably sooner.

As soon as I find out I will blog to let you all know if we are open as I don't want everyone having a wasted journey and getting drowned in the process.
Maybe we should all do a rain dance and pray for sunshine. We need a few days where everyone can come and see this beautiful piece of work. It really is a fantastic achievement 481ft. I will keep updating on the length but I am confident we will reach 500ft by the end of today
Here's hoping for sunshine tomorrow?

Typical Bournemouth Weather

Hi
Not a good start to the exhibition at 10am it poured down raining cats and dogs and squirrels.
We checked in and decided to relocate to the aviary walk. We thought this was dry and sheltered but we still managed to get wet and cold. We didn't want to disappoint anyone.
We laid the stream out but as it was getting damper and so were we, a decision was made to call it a day.
We will hopefully be back tomorrow weather  permitting.
We have more donations streaming in and we are now at 481 ft. hoping to reach 500ft by Sunday Evening. Thank you for all the packages I have been receiving it is like christmas every day.

The Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the opening last night

Stream re located to the aviary walk just for today
left  piece knitted by  a  90 year old lady

More donations streaming in
Thank you to an Echo reader in Poole

Stream on the Aviary walk

more stream

more

more stream

A squirrel has managed to get in to the gardeners hut where we store the exhibits. We have told him not to make his bed in our stream. we have named him cyril. The stream needs to be displayed on dry land and we are hoping for a lovely dry day for photographic opportunities. I am told Monday's forecast is good so here's hoping. We have some more photos for you though as far as the stream is concerned the best are yet to come. Thank you for all your hard work. Sorry If you had a wasted journey but we will be back tomorrow at 10am

Well we Exhibited

Hi
 The weather held out for us and it was a pleasant evening with a good turn out.
The knitted stream is continuing to grow Angel is knitting daily into the stream as an art performance. whilst on the bank, The Building Bridges Bournemouth Stream flows. Thank you for all the donations of knitting today we managed to get them sewn on in time for opening. We still have a few flowers and pompoms to sew on,  we will keep sewing as the stream keeps flowing.

knitting the stream

We will also start photographing the stream sections. One or two of today's pieces escaped the camera but I will put them on the blog Saturday. A Big Thank you to the 90 year old lady who sent us a large section of stream which she completed in less than a week wow!!

Knitting into the stream (performance)

Knitted stream

latest pieces

latest pieces

we have reached 475ft and we are still receiving knitted donations. The stories are coming in too and the project is coming together nicely. Come and visit us and see the world's longest knitted stream.

The Epiphany School's stream yet to be added this will make the Bournemouth stream even longer.

Thank you Epiphany for all your hard work you have all been really busy

We are open 10am-4pm daily. Thank you to all those who have helped during this project we could not have done it without you. Thank you Epiphany for your photo