KNITTING NATION PHASE 5: Architectural Embellishment, 2008, was conceived in response to an invitation to celebrate a new building in the heart of Providence during Fall Festival at Rhode Island School of Design. Inspired by the Chace Center’s half brick and half silver finish, this Knitting Nation used white metallic yarn and entangled dozens of silver mylar balloons into the yardage. Knitters were stationed on the roof allowing the yardage to drape down the side of the building. Unlike other KNITTING NATION iterations, the audience watched from the ground— only to see the steady accumulation of knit yardage grow from the roof of the center for three days. A live video feed of the knitting production played on the ground level.