Coral Knit Fiber Arts is creating an installation which allows people to walk through an underwater fiber art world. They welcome donations of healthy and bleached corals, underwater creatures, and items knitted and crocheted from reclaimed and recycled plastics. The goal is to emphasize the beauty and diversity of the undersea world while educating about climate change and pollution by maritime plastics.
Currently, we have completed our first installation at the Lincoln City Cultural Center which started in September 22, 2023 and concluded in November 2023. Next, we will be at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem starting in March, 2024. We will then return to the Lincoln City Cultural Center for a second run in August, 2024.
Our goal is to have this as a traveling exhibition. We are extremely interested in displaying our reef at locations where art and science meet, not only galleries but also museums and science centers.
You can visit Coral Knit Fiber Arts and click on The Community Coral Reef Project for more information, patterns, and inspiration. All techniques and skill levels welcome! Tag your projects on social media #pnwcommunitycoralreef.
Salem Millstream Knitting Guild is supporting the Community Coral Reef Project.
We are providing general information on the project and provide links to various patterns below. Teaselwick Wools (In Willamette Heritage Center) is a drop off site for finished coral reef items.
Knitted Patterns
Salem Millstream Knitting Guild 
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