Knitting us Together

Urban Knitting

The Mill Valley Arts Commission (MVAC) and Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation, are launching a public art project on the Mill Valley Downtown Plaza in an effort to create public art together. Everyone can participate, everyone can enjoy the installation after months of Quarantine by walking through or driving by the Mill Valley Plaza. This will be a temporary installation and is commonly called "Urban Knitting." It will involve temporarily, and safely, covering some of the trees in the plaza with knit or crocheted patches of yarn and flowers. See above for examples of other Urban Knitting projects.

Activation Date: We plan to launch the Art Installation on October 6. It will remain up for 7-10 days.

How you can get involved: If you would like to become involved, please knit or crochet a 12 inch square or rectangle (not to exceed 12 inches in height.) The color theme to be reds, yellows and greens. However, if you don't have those colors - make something anyway! Nothing will be turned away! If you don't like to knit or crochet - you can also finger crochet the flowers that will also be used in the project. Here, a smooth yarn works better than a furry one. Easy drop-off instructions TBA. Should you have questions please email us at artscommission@cityofmillvalley.org.

Here is a video that shows you how to make one: How to Finger Crochet a Flower.