Beach Hut Bunting

This bunting is inspired by artist Rana Begum's beach huts, designed for Folkestone Art Triennial 2021. Officially named 'No. 1054 Arpeggio', the 120 beach huts are coloured in rising and descending sequences of rainbow colours. I have chosen to focus on the triangular motifs of huts 33 through to 57, the repetitive geometric patterns of which take influence from Islamic Art and Urban Architecture. The huts are one of the more permanent public artworks, so will be kept in place long after Triennial has officially ended, adding joy and colour to Folkestone's Mermaid Beach.

The bunting is crocheted using Ricorumi DK 100% cotton, which is available in 80 different shades and comes in very affordable 25g mini balls, offering almost endless possibilities for your own colour combinations! Each tasselled flag uses approximately 15g/35m of cotton DK yarn making this an ideal stash buster project if you would prefer to substitute with another Cotton DK.