Um…I like yarn? Mister Rogers sweater!
Sooooo, I crocheted (no, not knitted) a giant red cardigan for the Mister Rogers statue on the North Shore, by request of Outpost Journal, a “biannual, non-profit print publication on innovative art, design and community action from cities that have been traditionally underexposed beyond their local contexts.” It focuses on one city per issue and the debut issue is Pittsburgh! Manya K. Rubinstein and Pete Oyler of Outpost were on the lookout for a crocheter/knitter for this undertaking earlier this year. I “applied” for the job, having felt that I was pretty much born to do it. 
More pics after the jump…
July 17th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
That’s amazing! How big was the crochet hook?
July 17th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Q hook!
July 18th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
crafty! very fun.
July 18th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
This is so incredible and brought a smile to my face. Good work!
July 21st, 2011 at 1:06 am
Gee, I wonder how Robert Berks thinks about the sweater on his work? (oh, he’s death, so I guess he not thinking much about it.
July 21st, 2011 at 8:27 am
i made mr rogers a scarf last thanksgiving. i was thinking of making a cardigan! love it!!!
July 22nd, 2011 at 5:31 pm
this is so totally awesome!!
July 25th, 2011 at 1:28 am
good.
July 25th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
That’s fabulous! Did you take all his measurements first, or just made it up as you went along?
July 28th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
LOVE IT!!!!!! great job
July 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Thats awesome. I would love to see that in person.
July 29th, 2011 at 6:01 am
i love it! the statue makes me happy; your sweater intensifies the effect.
July 29th, 2011 at 9:47 am
Complete with zipper! I love it. Mr. Rogers’ mother – who knit all his sweaters that he wore on the show – would be so proud!
July 29th, 2011 at 10:11 am
That is so excellent!
The red cardi really makes it Mr. Rogers now.
July 29th, 2011 at 10:12 am
that is awesome!
July 29th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
I think Fred would be happy.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:30 am
That is soooo cool! I’m sure he is smiling down on this!
August 23rd, 2011 at 5:49 am
[...] This post was Twitted by kfar53 [...]
August 26th, 2011 at 8:02 am
[...] a cardigan for this statue of Mister Rogers (to get an idea of the size of the statue, check out Alicia’s blog)This lion at Bath Spa University seems to be enjoying his new headwear (photo by Sue Bradley)These [...]
September 26th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
This is terrific! Thanks for creating it.
Peggy in Crafton PA
October 26th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
I’ve been waiting for someone to do this! You made a great sculpture even better!
July 21st, 2013 at 1:56 pm
[...] years later, artist Alicia Kachmar crocheted a gigantic red cardigan sweater for the statue. The red cardigan was arguably [...]
July 21st, 2013 at 10:51 pm
[...] years later, artist Alicia Kachmar crocheted a gigantic red cardigan sweater for the statue. The red cardigan was arguably [...]
July 23rd, 2013 at 1:19 pm
You go girl! We should work together sometime (I’m in DC area). Yarn-bombers unite!
July 24th, 2013 at 8:46 am
[...] was a story behind this photo, which has been circulating online this week. That brought us to Alicia Kachmar, who knitted the zip-up cardigan in 2011 in collaboration with Outpost Journal, an independent [...]
September 23rd, 2013 at 2:14 am
[…] years later, artist Alicia Kachmar crocheted a gigantic red cardigan sweater for the statue. The red cardigan was arguably Rogers’ […]