Extreme Knitting

[kittykins]

By accident I ran across this video early this morning. OMG! What do you think? Just what I've been wanting to do....knit a mattress!:shock: Jeanie

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVRfVEONxJQ&feature=relate

[Jan in CA]

:zombie:

[Microwench]

Holy crapola!

Looks comfy to sit/lie on!

[ArtLady1981]

This is sooooooo cool! As I was watching them sort and sort and sort...I JUST KNEW they'd have to hoist it up to the loft! WOW!!!

Thanks for sharing this great link with us!

I uploaded the YouTube video for you into your post! It's so neat!

[salmonmac]

Thanks so much for this video! I love the pictures of all the balls of yarn popping around as they unwind.
I wonder what her gauge was?

[ArtLady1981]

Some negative, poo-poo people left negative comments on the YouTube EXTREME KNITTING page, like "what a waste of yarn!" and "what a waste of time!" and "WHY???!!!!!!!!!", etc. etc.

I left this message: "Folks prolly said the same thing about Michelangelo and his Sistine Chapel"

And in response to the very dumb question "WHY?????????!!!!!!"....
I answered, "Because she can......."

I personally think the "cushion" she created was gorgeous! Some people would PAY BIG BUCKS for it!!!!! Does anyone know, did she sell it?

[Woodi]

What an artistic endeavour! Loved watching it come together. Amazed that there wasn't more tangling of yarns. I spent an hour and a half yesterday untangling just two balls.

Would love to see it in person. Are those small trees she's knitting with?

[kittykins]

http://racheljohn.co.uk/historyek.asp

Here's more about Rachel John-Extreme Textiles/History of Extreme Knitting.

Wonder where she gets all that yarn to do this?:??

[zara]

I can't believe anyone has the patience to do this. It's certainly a work of art.