It was made by 4 different people, most of whom had just learnt to crochet! We each made sections and sewed them together. This one is on one of the shorter bike parks. It’s best to make the scarf 14 Cm (5.5 Inches) wide though, because they stretch once they’re on. The bike parking on Karangahape road is 16.5 Cm (6.5 Inches) wide and 260 Cm (103 Inches) long, with a few that are shorter at 198 Cm (78 Inches) long.
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To make a bike stand cover you only need to know how to make a scarf (a long rectangle), which means beginners can make them too. We chose to decorate the bike parking because they’re easy, enabling as many people to get involved as possible, and we chose Karangahape road because it has a history for the LGBTQI+ community, and because of the new cycleway. People who choose to bike are a diverse cross section of society, and it will be even more diverse if we create a network of safe bike paths in Tāmaki Makaurau.Ĭappuccino (Rainbow Riders) and myself, with a rainbow flag with BIPOC embellishments, and a trans flag.
When you think of someone who knits or crochets it’s quite a different image than when you think of someone who bikes – I like that this project challenges that stereotypical image. Later we discovered it had been added by Max (Queer Yarns) A huge thank you to everyone who got involved and helped out! After we put up this colouful piece, this strawberry with angel wings magically appeared on it. We had contributions from people who lived as far South as Waiuku, as far North as Whangaparaoa, and as far West as Kumeū and some of these were sent in the mail from strangers. Members from many of our other bike burbs also got involved and made pieces. To see how much support I might have for my idea, I posted in the ‘ Rainbow Riders Tāmaki Makaurau’ Facebook group asking if any other rainbow bike people were into knitting or crochet – it turned out yes, quite a few! Central City knitting also celebrated Pride with rainbow socks for Boy Walking in Potter’s Park. This is the yarnbombed tree which brought me joy and inspired me. I knew I wanted to bring that joy to others – and what better way to do this, than to celebrate both bikes and Pride? Last year a colourful tree decorated by Central City Knitting gave me so much joy during lockdown. I’ve always admired yarnbombings, they make me smile. (Thanks Google!) A yarnbombed bike park on Karangahape road Yarnbomb, verb: cover (an object or structure in a public place) with decorative knitted or crocheted material, as a form of street art. The dream is for this to become a self sustaining tradition. An array of knitters and crocheters from various communities across Tāmaki Makaurau made colourful decorative covers for the bike parking on Karangahape road, bringing joy to the wider community, especially as many other events were canceled due to Omicron. This beautiful project yarned communities together. Yarn for Pride, led by our Community Activation Manager Macaila / Fiáin, was a project to celebrate Bike Month and Pride Month – but it became so much more.