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Happy Veterans Day! Knit an American Flag, Maybe not quite this large...

http://publicdelivery.org/dave-cole-knitting-machine-mass-moca/ Above photo is from   Arjen Noordeman In 2005,  MASS MoCA  (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) presented a monumental and uniquely American sculptural installation by Dave Cole. Coleā€™s project  The Knitting Machine  comprised two excavators specially fitted with massive 20ā€² knitting needles which produced an oversized American flag, which can be seen as both a celebratory gesture of pride and a commentary on Americaā€™s role in world affairs. When the flag was removed from The Knitting Machine it was folded into the traditional flag triangle and was on display in a presentation case which Cole described as  slightly smaller than a Volkswagen Beetle , accompanied by the 20ā€² knitting needles, and a video of the knitting process. There is a video of this also  http://publicdelivery.org/dave-cole-knitting-machine-mass-moca/#arve-load-video If you are interested in smal...