Guerilla Knitting - How to get away with it

OK,

You have your wool. You have your needles.
The geurilla pack is all kitted out with scissors and stitching needles.

You've cast on and maybe...maybe your knit up is finished. Now what?

Now comes the hard bit.
You have to do something with it,
yes; go out and attach it to something.
In public.

Are you shy?

About being seen in public attaching your art, your creation?

Do you want some protection?What if someone asks what you're doing? What will you say?

Will you:

a. Panic
b. Run
c. Both a and b
d. Wear one of these great human hair disguises by Chrystl Rijkeboer
e. Get embarrassed and mumble something about it not actually being graffiti
f. Use the age old, guaranteed never fail line that always shuts them up.


Example:
Remember Quarantine lady on the phone when I got busted bringing owl poop into the country?They sent me an exorbitant bill for the de contamination of my priceless package, and I called to clear it up.

Me: "I'm calling to pay for my owl poop."
Quarantine Lady: " Yes it's going to be seven zillion dollars to have it gamma rayed with kryptonite... uh... what is it, actually?"
Me: "Glad you asked, as it's not really owl poop, you know, it's owl vomit. See those tiny bones in there? They are mouse bones and fur, the things the owl does not digest.They eat them whole, you know."
Quarantine Lady: ".................. uh, ..............so what do you do with them?"
Me: "I'm an artist."
Quarantine Lady changes subject.

Bingo.

No more questions.

This is the answer to everything. Try it. Repeat it like a parrot to everything. Even hecklers. It's your new mantra.

Example:
Me in public attaching a knit.
Heckler: "Hey what are you doing?"
Me: "This is a geurilla knit, I'm an artist."
Heckler: "What are you doing it for?"
Me: "I'm an artist"
Heckler: "What a dumb idea, it will only get foul in the rain/be an eyesore, just more graffiti to look at/ Anyway, that's not art it's just rubbish"
Heckler walks away
Me calling after them: "I'm still an artist!"

Artists get away with everything.
Chances are most people will not engage you as they cant
be 100% sure you are not completely mad. The ones
that do are usually pro-knit and want to chat.
Just for the record, I have never once had a heckler. Ever.
I have had lots of great comments though.

Besides if you are like me, chances are you may want to practice that line a few times.

"I am an artist."

"I am an artist."

"I am an artist."

That black bird sat on my head telling me otherwise till I really,
really decided to own that phrase.

This is the crunch banana loving knitters.

It's less than 9 days before February 23rd and you want to be proud. Lemme hear you say it!

Now for some body paint and sunshine:

What would a geurilla knitter have to do with a nude bike ride? Did I say nude? They have to wear panties or things on their lower bits, but you get the idea.

Every year hundreds of bike riders slather eco friendly paint on their bodies to ride across town in a rainbow and dunk the selves into the sea.

Part of the Mardi Gras Festival, it's a ton of fun and the brainbaby of
Jake, who stopped by to collect his knitup for Minerva. Read about the Sydney Body Art Ride here.

Jake says Minerva will cause a sea of bike envy with her knit up and all the
other bikes will want one. He also thinks it's a good luck charm. So now, knit up, make magic with the weather and make it sunny and safe for the riders.