Well no words might be a bit of an exaggeration…I have words but they’d all end up in capital letters if I had my druthers! Today was a huge day for the yurt! I woke up this morning at my parent’s house in Boston prepared for a day of last minute shopping and seeing Avatar [...]
Archive for December, 2009
No Words
December 23, 2009
Slow and Steady + Rewards
December 14, 2009
Today I was humbled by my largest donation to date that brought the yurt to 70% completion on Kickstarter — so we’re getting there! 18 days to go. It’s interesting — I’ve watched countless other projects on the site grow over time — especially those that launched around the same time mine did. Some have [...]
Woman After My Own Heart
December 9, 2009
One of my favorite things is coming across people who are also crocheting/knitting with large “yarn” or things that they improvise as yarn! Via Design*Sponge last night I came upon Jean Lee of Ladies and Gentleman. Jean is making what she calls the Mega Doily seen in the photos below out of cotton rope. Look [...]
Born To Knit
December 5, 2009
Some articles written about our yurt project have called it a knit house, I’ve self-defined it as a wooly igloo, others call it a sweater house — whatever you call it I’m just glad everyone’s talking about it! So whether you know your knit from your crochet or not I really appreciate the support — [...]
Inside Outside Yurt USA
December 3, 2009
I’ve been looking at various ways of being able to light the inside and outside of the yurt when it’s complete (yes, I know I’m getting a little ahead of myself). I’ve reached out to a few companies, groups, and artists that work with solar and electro-luminescent materials. One option that I find intriguing is [...]
We Crossed the 50% Mark
December 2, 2009
With the generous donation of my friend Monica we’ve successfully crossed 50% of our fundraising goal! I’m so excited and thrilled but I still need everyone’s help in the next 30 days so tell your friends and families — a yurt donation makes a great gift as I will make someone a little mini yurt [...]
