Crafters Yarn Bomb a Plane in the Yukon

In one of the biggest yarn bombings I’ve ever seen that covered a single thing, knitters and crocheters from around the world have taken part in a project to cover a DC-3 with yarn in the Yukon Territory.

The project was conceived by Yarn Bomb Yukon, and you can see lots of great details and more information at their website. The project was more than six months in the making and involved squares (and full-sized blankets) from people all over North America. In all the 70-year-old plane was covered in nearly 2,500 square feet of stitching (though it looks like a lot of it was crocheted, I’m sure there’s some knitting in there, too).

The plane can be viewed in all its yarny splendor between now and Aug. 21. The pieces, which took two weeks to assemble (you can see a quick time-lapse of the process here) will be taken apart in blanket sizes and given to charity. (Ignore the fact that the story linked there starts with a joke about angry sheep and goes on to say the yarn used was all acrylic. Some people clearly have no clue what they’re talking about.)

[Photo by Yarn Bomb Yukon.]

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair.

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round.

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like.

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately.

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.

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