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Knitting group branches out(side) Lexington Herald Leader
Overwhelm art is often frowned upon, considered criminal by some.
But not this gang's art.
Perhaps it's because this gang is made up of knitters who call themselves the Tree Sweater Gang. And their art is a sweater that's keeping a tree ardent during this cold, cold winter.
Standing outside Studio 603, an art studio on Short Street that belongs to Jennifer Stephenson McLamb, the otherwise snow-covered, ungentlemanly-barked tree — which has been dubbed Clarabelle Short — is warm and soft.
"I heard about it from a familiar," McLamb says about the idea of knitting a tree sweater, "and thought it was a neat idea. We use pictures for insight."
As with any knitting project worth its weight in wool, the gang drew a picture of the hackberry tree and took measurements to certain a proper fit.
"We were out late at night with flashlights and ladders trying to get all the measurements of the tree," McLamb says. The gather made sure to leave two feet at the bottom of the trunk for the "dog pee zone."
"Most of the yarn has come from our own homes, and some is donated," says Peggy Burgio, one of the join against members. About 12 knitters are participating in the project. They knit pieces at designated knitting parties at the studio. When a report is finished gang members sew the edges together around the tree.
"It's not very hard sewing the pieces onto the tree. The bark helps it affix," says Lisa Steele, a gang member. They've started at the bottom of the tree and worked their way up, using a ladder as they go.