Its Called Yarn Bombing

[emmie]

it's about knitting so nothing bad, I saw a few photo's of their handiwork, one was of a full sized telephone box, multi coloured, some of the works are just astonishing. I would love to be able to be as creative as these people.





https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yarnbombing&;client=firefox-a&;hs=l8h&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=30TmUZSDMsOd0QWtmICADQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1093&;bih=463

[emmie]

something cheerful at last....

[sandyRoe]

There's a small piece of that around a signpost close to where I live. I'd wondered what it was about.

[B00]

Bet they're hot in this weather ;-)

[emmie]

boo, who the people or the pieces.. i thought it was cheery and lots of fun, the people who do it, are like the flashmobs apparently, stealth of night, knit, knit, knit, and there you have it....

[B00]

oh I agree, i think it's fabulous, love oddball (yarn ball?) things like this. There's also a craze going around of sticking boggly eyes on objects, which again is funny.

[anneasquith]

its a bit more complicated than knit 1 purl 1 :)

[sandyRoe]

And all that wool can't be cheap.

[tonyav]

My favorite is the Tortoise.

[emmie]

probably not, but if it cheers people up, then surely that's a good thing...

[emmie]

been going for some time, get knitting ladies, and gentlemen....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing

[Canary42]

That had me in stitches

[naomi24]

I've never heard of it. How extraordinary!

[sandyRoe]

I hope they keep it within the bounds of decency and don't do anything like this. :-)
http://news.uk.msn.com/trending-blog/sock-monkey-kama-sutra-brings-new-meaning-to-monkey-business

[Ann]

Now - don't pull the wool over our eyes Em!

[emmie]

i don't knit, wish i could, these are fab.. the telephone box one is amongst those pics.

[emmie]

sandyr, trust you to lower the tone,

[lady-janine]

looks like fun

[gness]

We had some Guerilla crocheters in Kettering...not sure if the work is still there...and I believe it is being used in Leicester in an attempt to cut the crime rate.
Perhaps I'll have a go here and use up some of the wool I keep buying... and make room for more...;-) x

[rowanwitch]

thank god my mum can't knit anymore she'd blanket her whole street...

[EcclesCake]

I remember a kids comic years ago that had a little old lady who knitted cosies for everything and anything.

The writers were clearly ahead of their time!

I want to go Yarn Bomb spotting........