Also known as: Yarnbombing [it]originated in the United States with groups such as Texas-based Knitta, which frustrated with their piles of unfinished sweaters, adopted hip-hop style monikers such as Loop-Dogg, P-Knitty and The Notorious N.I.T. and turned their knitting into a seditious gesture, juxtaposing craft and vandalism.
I was pleasently surprised to see 'Knit Art' on this bridge in Prague:
The purpose behind "soft graffiti" is not to create something practical but to add a little novelty to life's humdrum routine along with the chance to reconnect with the urban environment.
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We have a local Night Knitter in our hood in San Francisco. I once saw her in action and I felt like I was spotting a celebrity.
How fabulous is this. Really sparks up the city, love these initiatives!
I absolutely LOVE it!
Go guerrilla knitters!
hmmmm.... i think i may have found a new reason to knit. this would be fun to do! but, i fear they would take it down in america posthaste..
oh what fun! so much more beautiful and pleasing to the eye than graffiti!
um, this is pretty hilarious! and fabulous! i love how people come up such great stuff!
I've seen colorful patchwork winter coats around the trees in the city near mine;) but wool never have I seen! it looks so unreal!;)
hugs
J.
Great photos! There is some guerrilla knitting on a telephone pole on the street behind mine..... not as cool as the large scale ones you found in Prague!
That is fantastic! I had no idea!
love the juxtaposition! So quirky!!
Whoa, this is pretty cool! I love the concept of it!
Guerrilla Knitting?! Genius!
I just love the knits around the posts!
Toronto was hit a couple of weeks ago! They sure get around!
Dearest sweet Ren, this is soo cool and very inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing. Have alovely merry happy week and love to you!
They have been doing this in Berkeley as well. Very cool.
I ADORE knit bombing!!! I've always wondered how they get the pieces on there...do they just wrap it around and knit it together last minute?
Not that I'm trying to figure out how to do it or anything...lol!
Thanks for the photos, I love seeing examples of this type of art because it really does make something ho-hum really exciting and fun!
What a brilliant idea!
Love your Prague posts - one of the most interesting cities I've ever visited.
these are like huge knitting projects...so cool!
This is even better than the Invaders!
http://pencilandbox.blogspot.com/2010/11/well-always-have-paris.html
Haha, I just love this! I walked by a three in Oslo last year that was covered in knit from head to toe! I just stood there like an Idiot staring for an eternity :)
i love this!! so cool.
we had yarn bombing in paris, but the police raveled it quickly. france, sweet france, land of liberty…
hi there.
i love these soft graffiti shenanigans as well. my fave of the above is that first one, it looks like a proper neck scarf for the pole.
so sweet! in nyc, there's a bike and a vw bug that have been yarnbombed...they're awesome!
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