Yarn Bombing: Guerilla Knitters & Granny Graffiti Cover Cities With Crochet

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCgu-aMPOJeWJ39cbwJCAgcbyIr14848zMDM6HTI3N6g3aAxzF-0lppfXuzCk-qWicnQn0Q5LM1qRYU7naVT3BxKgkV1C8V3Fq_lDMBB4Dn3nV2SrsLNORwuvAfh6Xjk4PvR-0-uFvg/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617120450293578338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCgu-aMPOJeWJ39cbwJCAgcbyIr14848zMDM6HTI3N6g3aAxzF-0lppfXuzCk-qWicnQn0Q5LM1qRYU7naVT3BxKgkV1C8V3Fq_lDMBB4Dn3nV2SrsLNORwuvAfh6Xjk4PvR-0-uFvg/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 408px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Yarn Bomber Magda Sayeg gives a Paris statue a legwarmer</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdk8ia9y_pHXqvAv9ISub0ZfhmHyCCuRhX6xdXy1Nb5FEqB16VltjIB5l4izOoQoI9yNgUP-7RMWg24FCMudziuOv9Br-KAmOb-2rwt0SzjOq8vn1mZTzuMbVZrknmeGu81MIWBEgDg4/s1600/olek%2527s+homage+to+banksy.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116598610399602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdk8ia9y_pHXqvAv9ISub0ZfhmHyCCuRhX6xdXy1Nb5FEqB16VltjIB5l4izOoQoI9yNgUP-7RMWg24FCMudziuOv9Br-KAmOb-2rwt0SzjOq8vn1mZTzuMbVZrknmeGu81MIWBEgDg4/s400/olek%2527s+homage+to+banksy.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: A Yarn Bombed homage to Banksy by Agata Olek, image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br />If you're not aware of the latest art movement,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Yarn Bombing</span>, just start looking around. Yarn Bombing is a cozier version of street graffiti. Sometimes referred to as Grandma Graffiti, it is the guerilla crocheting of buildings, bike racks, stairs, statues, trees, lampposts and more are covered with crochet or knitting by various artists.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gpyv49Sz5qv07k2fyDn0O8Z97wgS04ECj_-r2ePgl6FAquO-V3wD37ocQBYgI95dr33vh7kOXZaFscu-CztZeMa8IJhZFtCEuaDPX55A8rt2DKnNMbYqPclYCBMjupC36gDtxfhphfQ/s1600/Hulbert+in+Southern+California.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112423278354978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gpyv49Sz5qv07k2fyDn0O8Z97wgS04ECj_-r2ePgl6FAquO-V3wD37ocQBYgI95dr33vh7kOXZaFscu-CztZeMa8IJhZFtCEuaDPX55A8rt2DKnNMbYqPclYCBMjupC36gDtxfhphfQ/s400/Hulbert+in+Southern+California.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 375px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNw1BhVKmCqryREmKvyufJmjXbgkzl22a8eDFIQNPzDNXLyKhXFvb0tAbTlhTjD-yVyXX_jYBREtQgXSPBKWyZ96f6g7DTdRMZ_Nmjyfr_vb0qoA_KZw7R9yfSXjof58m6cOXls7RTGg/s1600/TricksyKnitting_web.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617119361502026674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNw1BhVKmCqryREmKvyufJmjXbgkzl22a8eDFIQNPzDNXLyKhXFvb0tAbTlhTjD-yVyXX_jYBREtQgXSPBKWyZ96f6g7DTdRMZ_Nmjyfr_vb0qoA_KZw7R9yfSXjof58m6cOXls7RTGg/s400/TricksyKnitting_web.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><br />A relatively new global phenomenon, this softer form of urban vandalism is appearing in every country around the globe and was recently celebrated on June 11th as International Yarn Bombing day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIdGJdKvhq_cOiDw7nARb_y8qOSnADOz1aMbPhIVIUxiBBk8Dr59gBSnJqcJd2KMZpkFwhOP70UZOGAKZFWaExSNQDvjnIXkwuGb6A36JN5BJJ29Kb1HFaOh8-bcS3icLzqYMBvmZWc/s1600/yarn_bomb_Madga+Sayeg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112900925577106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIdGJdKvhq_cOiDw7nARb_y8qOSnADOz1aMbPhIVIUxiBBk8Dr59gBSnJqcJd2KMZpkFwhOP70UZOGAKZFWaExSNQDvjnIXkwuGb6A36JN5BJJ29Kb1HFaOh8-bcS3icLzqYMBvmZWc/s400/yarn_bomb_Madga+Sayeg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: Magda Sayeg of Knitta Please at work</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrsmdBuM5LIqpGXwZAxP3eMry4LiNbt1_YOwvhvReBMzbZsBxyzH-pGi0HkDcA4_2FIXa72MXV2cw3R4wzjdmnZF9D5uJlYOM_D9znsqY68Yt29ysPh7oPR1zwZiP3mDO1OJnG7h2BdA/s1600/Agata+Oleksiak.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617114517970671058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrsmdBuM5LIqpGXwZAxP3eMry4LiNbt1_YOwvhvReBMzbZsBxyzH-pGi0HkDcA4_2FIXa72MXV2cw3R4wzjdmnZF9D5uJlYOM_D9znsqY68Yt29ysPh7oPR1zwZiP3mDO1OJnG7h2BdA/s400/Agata+Oleksiak.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Agato Olek yarn bombs places, things and created human figures with her knits</span></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpZZTT3hYrvRVollqz4dZ3xSUbhA6Z5JHyvGXAv0d0sBvOF7uQteBuRodyGqWZaU0Mr3GvZTLtrgvK21Az6YGWZ_dBw00UHDq5OcwkX1ku7jx3Xn5-qLFPXZVZihxwvsVuLv2SV1jg_w/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.21+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117632565800882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpZZTT3hYrvRVollqz4dZ3xSUbhA6Z5JHyvGXAv0d0sBvOF7uQteBuRodyGqWZaU0Mr3GvZTLtrgvK21Az6YGWZ_dBw00UHDq5OcwkX1ku7jx3Xn5-qLFPXZVZihxwvsVuLv2SV1jg_w/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.21+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Jesse Hemmon of Ishknits yarnbombs the Rocky Stautue in Philadelphia</span></span><br /><br />Just like urban street art has its heros (Bansky, Crash, Retna and more) so does Yarn Bombing. Artists/knitters like Jessie Hemmons of <a href="http://www.ishknits.com/">ishknits</a>, Magda Sayeg of <a href="http://www.knittaplease.com/">Knitta Please</a> and artist <a href="http://agataolek.com/">Agata Olek</a>, to name just a few.<br /><br />Jessie Hemmon's yard bombed statue of Rocky outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art asks you to "go see the art":<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA5h-d8z5sGaSqaVQgpnQQExdosukCeWF_eTGhg0XjyWEw3yNh7bBl2D0n1fPcGABblnkPplUam1NJc5zxiP_KOfUyDyZdixqrbDFP1cHe3MQYEyRAd6L1Oq4011mzeYsIfB18ZPWreg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.39.30+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117448319397602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA5h-d8z5sGaSqaVQgpnQQExdosukCeWF_eTGhg0XjyWEw3yNh7bBl2D0n1fPcGABblnkPplUam1NJc5zxiP_KOfUyDyZdixqrbDFP1cHe3MQYEyRAd6L1Oq4011mzeYsIfB18ZPWreg/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.39.30+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhSQVA7T_GYm_uIpF-wxi3mWPSbwoArl0LTF43OmaQQ7GuckNAD8r2JoYFGDOvhQaN2P6EScOjLgC_Pgwsp8UJztI_LUEjQrjyNOnl9oK9QdyeubkbyrAaW61ZLGBVIPhdE2vmMGnFYE/s1600/ishknits+Philly+museum.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117187446306146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhSQVA7T_GYm_uIpF-wxi3mWPSbwoArl0LTF43OmaQQ7GuckNAD8r2JoYFGDOvhQaN2P6EScOjLgC_Pgwsp8UJztI_LUEjQrjyNOnl9oK9QdyeubkbyrAaW61ZLGBVIPhdE2vmMGnFYE/s400/ishknits+Philly+museum.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgTAXttdQO_3nOl6fEVYsh0GRCTDPTCR5qaaRpHoZpZkWmj1iIr9TPrArY_KWhMxP8bjzWJRRPP1VQ3UmAaoVJ7hnwTvRf-oYVtOKHdDt9yF2MTly2DBnVu4s2uVsChwAWrMTxWEDfDQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.38+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617117541940425698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgTAXttdQO_3nOl6fEVYsh0GRCTDPTCR5qaaRpHoZpZkWmj1iIr9TPrArY_KWhMxP8bjzWJRRPP1VQ3UmAaoVJ7hnwTvRf-oYVtOKHdDt9yF2MTly2DBnVu4s2uVsChwAWrMTxWEDfDQ/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.35.38+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 802px;" /></a><br /><br />The talented work of artist Magda Sayeg is more like public art installations than graffiti and can be found in Paris, New York and Indonesia, amongst other places.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some work from Magda Sayek of Knitta Please</span> (more later in the post):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7IQa62fHT5YLkQ-PXNsuCUYI2FWThmO7e_K_QxDvCATjGf3AW9r6qlBGSUHVoBsUbM6ohxKD-NJgVPN_q7-Ppsswvo6EjRTNLJcuHJPMgSQXzHMifYwgKH_T7p2e3ESlu4A1XkF7Nvg/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617124492246323890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7IQa62fHT5YLkQ-PXNsuCUYI2FWThmO7e_K_QxDvCATjGf3AW9r6qlBGSUHVoBsUbM6ohxKD-NJgVPN_q7-Ppsswvo6EjRTNLJcuHJPMgSQXzHMifYwgKH_T7p2e3ESlu4A1XkF7Nvg/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 532px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6dm-IcqBhm0YBOBcjRr-PlKZgysfWAMquN0n3_RTKwmY6HnKa0TLcW-6tlVZersC4eFqUFo0X2mlzvKeOEViSPNJigky6f33HNlR66t4BC-ZBOQKkVwVhC77PEZBk3H-_nAvNm_-VqE/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617124574012704354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6dm-IcqBhm0YBOBcjRr-PlKZgysfWAMquN0n3_RTKwmY6HnKa0TLcW-6tlVZersC4eFqUFo0X2mlzvKeOEViSPNJigky6f33HNlR66t4BC-ZBOQKkVwVhC77PEZBk3H-_nAvNm_-VqE/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 411px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From People to Public Pools to Statues, some of Agata Olek's work:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCWhOULZQmJzlT-L3hI3tfZ7gtXc7ZjCwed6_udh6ogqQZctlsOQRtKczXfuPIVTeEaYDgFRFCqzACw0z4AL9A0d48K886NnPm_C0joHt7LSZQYc-piFJY3R3NVdOLfmg1wPsmabbwbA/s1600/agata+olek1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121095599388450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCWhOULZQmJzlT-L3hI3tfZ7gtXc7ZjCwed6_udh6ogqQZctlsOQRtKczXfuPIVTeEaYDgFRFCqzACw0z4AL9A0d48K886NnPm_C0joHt7LSZQYc-piFJY3R3NVdOLfmg1wPsmabbwbA/s400/agata+olek1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqRmgHYZRQg3CIP6JKzMBsX5eVUtdFwC9iepukZ3Mco1AlCvfdaA72hTxwv1wA4O9sZVryZPFzmaVbo-DrHo_-ozZ30uMC72-xGxk-by_dlrhVxIL2CInlJlcNm_MJ5Fgy_wx4ED6U0/s1600/olek+public+pool.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116446080807074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTqRmgHYZRQg3CIP6JKzMBsX5eVUtdFwC9iepukZ3Mco1AlCvfdaA72hTxwv1wA4O9sZVryZPFzmaVbo-DrHo_-ozZ30uMC72-xGxk-by_dlrhVxIL2CInlJlcNm_MJ5Fgy_wx4ED6U0/s400/olek+public+pool.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC64IgOshqildUZpHomtT-5x4N9NTwz4zFO2_aNfhsRG6TqbCdpOLkSRu2uAifW45eccVSyw997n_B8aHSmckkvpyrOTypztYy_v6iJs0ySItsGobGJoBUBqXqaVInnTjOHnJa6dNJN_E/s1600/olek+benches.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116046709526914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC64IgOshqildUZpHomtT-5x4N9NTwz4zFO2_aNfhsRG6TqbCdpOLkSRu2uAifW45eccVSyw997n_B8aHSmckkvpyrOTypztYy_v6iJs0ySItsGobGJoBUBqXqaVInnTjOHnJa6dNJN_E/s400/olek+benches.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAB9nYLNkg2BbIzPiQwTkAhLEPHvTkrvN0MF7XNnGWPBFH5rYFeFvwz0u5OOFb6dkX_dhfCyhTWTVT6VVTbscx7nJcrYUnVkZno7W9-MGy0gIz26cYi21X2wEod2TolaZhxGbUyKV9DI/s1600/agata+olek+tent.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115964112652786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAB9nYLNkg2BbIzPiQwTkAhLEPHvTkrvN0MF7XNnGWPBFH5rYFeFvwz0u5OOFb6dkX_dhfCyhTWTVT6VVTbscx7nJcrYUnVkZno7W9-MGy0gIz26cYi21X2wEod2TolaZhxGbUyKV9DI/s400/agata+olek+tent.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUv_W22L9AgNM0thSE-vWi-uTXtl7wLRwkuyssIn7ELUgH3YzjtCwDHyMgffS5QJg4lJXEPhNrHqo1UHnnYOXG9xzLyYkD2SvsPRX7c4_ZE68irpAGWWQRYCB5hI79qwUqKE_bp3qbEA/s1600/Olek+crocheted+footbridge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115881424730818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUv_W22L9AgNM0thSE-vWi-uTXtl7wLRwkuyssIn7ELUgH3YzjtCwDHyMgffS5QJg4lJXEPhNrHqo1UHnnYOXG9xzLyYkD2SvsPRX7c4_ZE68irpAGWWQRYCB5hI79qwUqKE_bp3qbEA/s400/Olek+crocheted+footbridge.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-4lpGETTcWzDZ3rsYbZpQeG7GGnBP1q6czUvVBRmqDn4oSveRpVbcBxArmZJiFtOQR7ntzNfAVyO2BaOBN4vV0xMJRTqcrsOZHf2jSAq-FfgFKN1LTJcdy5QU5vOmemVjwYC5-FS0W4/s1600/olek+railings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116223579929490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-4lpGETTcWzDZ3rsYbZpQeG7GGnBP1q6czUvVBRmqDn4oSveRpVbcBxArmZJiFtOQR7ntzNfAVyO2BaOBN4vV0xMJRTqcrsOZHf2jSAq-FfgFKN1LTJcdy5QU5vOmemVjwYC5-FS0W4/s400/olek+railings.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt5dWkySZiY-AFipkLza4Lhoz_BpMXFOxvs4Izx3PAiiws_bzpnCu77BAk_UyimjZrqXf02MpGLAFREgGyKySzlZWOxlo2KHgLp_unyyqYnfmA9sd_nemHDzBclYMu8tHuqGa7ayrQ1s/s1600/agata+olek+rock.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617116132935837346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt5dWkySZiY-AFipkLza4Lhoz_BpMXFOxvs4Izx3PAiiws_bzpnCu77BAk_UyimjZrqXf02MpGLAFREgGyKySzlZWOxlo2KHgLp_unyyqYnfmA9sd_nemHDzBclYMu8tHuqGa7ayrQ1s/s400/agata+olek+rock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig7LqzR1flDroODEOLG7fmAUUIB-JzVd3oJ0-_92VjAyCZUOMf0PV4MCA_JSFymfF2BhmSt5gcNCmYCZx6xSyr66VL66ocms9wsuFVIyNKc6sZhdFhTr4zFnLSeZv3FYuGd5jEtULhbs/s1600/olek%2527s+charging+bull.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115613957870178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig7LqzR1flDroODEOLG7fmAUUIB-JzVd3oJ0-_92VjAyCZUOMf0PV4MCA_JSFymfF2BhmSt5gcNCmYCZx6xSyr66VL66ocms9wsuFVIyNKc6sZhdFhTr4zFnLSeZv3FYuGd5jEtULhbs/s400/olek%2527s+charging+bull.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn Bombed Transportation:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQK3p0vpZrg-V9T37Cpr8rxmGLsnZRl5Jskj3yGALjNoE4GFTQbQjV6c_QfWH2bppY2o2VlBYGeiu2Jc8KqvmuuudBMbw-yzDPojs8DiVASr0XXe6rsOeoyG4w9P7d8a6ClA5Fxw0iZI/s1600/yarn+bombed+tank.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617098062522912754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQK3p0vpZrg-V9T37Cpr8rxmGLsnZRl5Jskj3yGALjNoE4GFTQbQjV6c_QfWH2bppY2o2VlBYGeiu2Jc8KqvmuuudBMbw-yzDPojs8DiVASr0XXe6rsOeoyG4w9P7d8a6ClA5Fxw0iZI/s400/yarn+bombed+tank.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />above: Jessie Hemmon's awesome Tank Blankie (courtesy of flickr)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPStsWAjnM7u3pYR99WXcxoU-w_a9B9blGscNW-4yKWR4UnvuN_p0Qkr1UoGlZLZ9w_J6pV0R4SNLVlr0t62yZqujw1D48yQNr-U7jYBD594IlaKpIOk9pacGMm2upy4xznhzZHsYIMD8/s1600/crocheted+car+cozy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617112684325616146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPStsWAjnM7u3pYR99WXcxoU-w_a9B9blGscNW-4yKWR4UnvuN_p0Qkr1UoGlZLZ9w_J6pV0R4SNLVlr0t62yZqujw1D48yQNr-U7jYBD594IlaKpIOk9pacGMm2upy4xznhzZHsYIMD8/s400/crocheted+car+cozy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 429px;" /></a><br />above: knit car cozie (artist unknown)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH2P4c72kt6i4mv3dcF6JPJbgwGry43_LTh4jaGyFrpkQ4nmBr7xI0DDgulahQAVHT_iV7FdELITB0riUdvabIGN-bDhKcQcgHmnFzwkMnYUiittBg6qmoldcoZCL6a9IY_cLV8R4S58/s1600/kate+corbin+motorcycle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097800615001490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH2P4c72kt6i4mv3dcF6JPJbgwGry43_LTh4jaGyFrpkQ4nmBr7xI0DDgulahQAVHT_iV7FdELITB0riUdvabIGN-bDhKcQcgHmnFzwkMnYUiittBg6qmoldcoZCL6a9IY_cLV8R4S58/s400/kate+corbin+motorcycle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />above: Knit covered motorcycle by Kate Corbin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHMlb1hJlm2vmtBvFrSqoo-9_ToRf_OTQDamZQKrKOLD0nXEzrgtnzUi1lqSc84Mr2VSkTV0LGHsQCSiYAQ8O3yldiPsR_fDiLdWs2d1OUD0X-yaUxQjGnu6YfJ7CVtld31Ye7DQa270/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.55.02+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097609059096786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHMlb1hJlm2vmtBvFrSqoo-9_ToRf_OTQDamZQKrKOLD0nXEzrgtnzUi1lqSc84Mr2VSkTV0LGHsQCSiYAQ8O3yldiPsR_fDiLdWs2d1OUD0X-yaUxQjGnu6YfJ7CVtld31Ye7DQa270/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+2.55.02+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4NqkgLtPX56bcUl7ESSeGS52MU1kEhCUhfjrHyxs_i6Fwu_ESaF50TV_fiPZGYsI15y_hgTHpjAX3gxeyTBNXNZgadBzpwsqV-2Hw10LvakhDY-mRWIuhwsL1zATxJknaIckfzIlxo/s1600/knitta-please-magda-sayeg-bus.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617096551344608498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4NqkgLtPX56bcUl7ESSeGS52MU1kEhCUhfjrHyxs_i6Fwu_ESaF50TV_fiPZGYsI15y_hgTHpjAX3gxeyTBNXNZgadBzpwsqV-2Hw10LvakhDY-mRWIuhwsL1zATxJknaIckfzIlxo/s400/knitta-please-magda-sayeg-bus.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSQj7uqi6QyLh8eFQhRC6Dz-LzsraBTqujDr8w5eh3lt-NlWubp7AwMtTQC9LkRKUm0iLWJzz1JScphIiPKhBA9W-BdZ0gIpHhelysq_NN6RwdAqZ24EX06ZwNqvoc0jxooxDqNyl8Os/s1600/knitta+please+car.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617111218943535346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSQj7uqi6QyLh8eFQhRC6Dz-LzsraBTqujDr8w5eh3lt-NlWubp7AwMtTQC9LkRKUm0iLWJzz1JScphIiPKhBA9W-BdZ0gIpHhelysq_NN6RwdAqZ24EX06ZwNqvoc0jxooxDqNyl8Os/s400/knitta+please+car.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH3WfG758gLTAbbB4h18pVSel8al2ni63FmC51W2ZwNxs1D-g-GB160yLyqF65uLaYWH0YbWuT2I3n83boTFOfGlYMwaf_cs5bE52Tws-oyBXNoXRYRVPhjX5u82veBYkFc9pAwiymyc/s1600/cosmicoafter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617097720716043970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH3WfG758gLTAbbB4h18pVSel8al2ni63FmC51W2ZwNxs1D-g-GB160yLyqF65uLaYWH0YbWuT2I3n83boTFOfGlYMwaf_cs5bE52Tws-oyBXNoXRYRVPhjX5u82veBYkFc9pAwiymyc/s400/cosmicoafter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 403px;" /></a><br />above: Magda Sayeg's amazing crochet-covered atv, bus, MINI, and Cosmico camper<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd003w3XcWQpYWexMl2tetIOFPU90vsVP46Ua9yAVrnU20k_XgAnXKT5n2vh78HUnMFWqXsI7zZx5ric2JjnbpDvG6QKlgF_I2jTzP311J2Z4Pi8quCpIpZOzWaMa0H4TgCFD_dWSGo0/s1600/olek%2527s+mustang+convertiblae.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617113288739240466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd003w3XcWQpYWexMl2tetIOFPU90vsVP46Ua9yAVrnU20k_XgAnXKT5n2vh78HUnMFWqXsI7zZx5ric2JjnbpDvG6QKlgF_I2jTzP311J2Z4Pi8quCpIpZOzWaMa0H4TgCFD_dWSGo0/s400/olek%2527s+mustang+convertiblae.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 358px;" /></a><br />above: Agata Olek's knit covered car<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o8QuTy3gIOd9eBMJdCdSk1Bw6BDAgtjm06o-BCMnJzrqA1Mj5ZBqbLMfP25nd7rvDLE1m0cUYzQycY4R2XSSgBWY6RDyeDpwgvkS5juSKBsKaVWj0KC7gTOHayxzjhjvvlMfNAd1UmU/s1600/yarn_bomb_ishknits.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617096288476644994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o8QuTy3gIOd9eBMJdCdSk1Bw6BDAgtjm06o-BCMnJzrqA1Mj5ZBqbLMfP25nd7rvDLE1m0cUYzQycY4R2XSSgBWY6RDyeDpwgvkS5juSKBsKaVWj0KC7gTOHayxzjhjvvlMfNAd1UmU/s400/yarn_bomb_ishknits.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 358px;" /></a><br />above: the El train yarnbombed by ishknits<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFn_02dYRJjBcL5O5etc6qdMq-ENFoyHmB1iWg2tCmR7c4U4N6Faico3vehuZZm1NafZCzkNg37MbOpIDNMjiqV-eVAenVqIITMF7D7GbXVHX4jlV7o1VrZqPLfQcNnu4uNfpZ4Z1B1Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+3.53.12+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617111902714023506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFn_02dYRJjBcL5O5etc6qdMq-ENFoyHmB1iWg2tCmR7c4U4N6Faico3vehuZZm1NafZCzkNg37MbOpIDNMjiqV-eVAenVqIITMF7D7GbXVHX4jlV7o1VrZqPLfQcNnu4uNfpZ4Z1B1Q/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-11+at+3.53.12+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 547px; height: 328px;" /></a><br />above: Schwinn by <a href="http://greeneyez2.blogspot.com/">Greeneyez2</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_C4DXVXv8xR1RJAG7OHzDhYv85HNMzc3qOtPzo7wS-rtoy9Ngy8C85PtSTsOmEXlGSJKPgSl5vn-xCkEsSB0qLS0tJNRxEg6-Xj7-E-6jHJemUeX7NToCZYff2S1NpWGNtJJXYxYn8o/s1600/new-york-yarn-bomb-bike.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617113986909345826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_C4DXVXv8xR1RJAG7OHzDhYv85HNMzc3qOtPzo7wS-rtoy9Ngy8C85PtSTsOmEXlGSJKPgSl5vn-xCkEsSB0qLS0tJNRxEg6-Xj7-E-6jHJemUeX7NToCZYff2S1NpWGNtJJXYxYn8o/s400/new-york-yarn-bomb-bike.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 402px;" /></a><br />above: knit covered bike in new York by Agata olek, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> image courtesy of Olek</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn bombed utility and lamp posts, bike racks, and other public elements:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U4z4RS9zdjhgbblWgcUEpNP5qd8ja4P818UGDwIdhILp-cl0iUoj5Hu0cZ7lMN8vjyCk3_8aMeeo9HOQ5f9lPd7KPSwAAoOsSBJI9-Ml3JkyDQR_yn8OTBwIJp1M2dKLEhU7m4aqQ8o/s1600/graffiti+grannies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115265101080098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U4z4RS9zdjhgbblWgcUEpNP5qd8ja4P818UGDwIdhILp-cl0iUoj5Hu0cZ7lMN8vjyCk3_8aMeeo9HOQ5f9lPd7KPSwAAoOsSBJI9-Ml3JkyDQR_yn8OTBwIJp1M2dKLEhU7m4aqQ8o/s400/graffiti+grannies.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br />above: yarn bombed bike racks by Graffiti Grannies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR8mr61U_qnUBvRvo-N6xOvLftaPopRNpHiUf9aAp9d5C4hSc_nDavpQnrL2U0foVA64v0r65Amf-DYtixe7alJE6jUODzlxUXptxTqIZyjw6Hl9BvQAb7YxgsDhCEOIU3DySxz06Ces/s1600/maluca+yarnbombing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617115061380095938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR8mr61U_qnUBvRvo-N6xOvLftaPopRNpHiUf9aAp9d5C4hSc_nDavpQnrL2U0foVA64v0r65Amf-DYtixe7alJE6jUODzlxUXptxTqIZyjw6Hl9BvQAb7YxgsDhCEOIU3DySxz06Ces/s400/maluca+yarnbombing.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />above: Yarn bombed bike racks by Maluca Yarnbombing<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some Yarn Bombed statues spotted on June 11th:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0l1u2nOooWql-dKJu0tj6CbhMjcNL_6wyR5lCnb0gyUP7svU5JJwBagNCOQZ-1AUVPul5DbuJ84ggZE0GNeynnIqtljFN3t7nvaHg_StTWNTfBOfxydTKkmq4wEBgaHfqmbZAbH6YuU/s1600/Julie+Burton+beckham.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121967652073506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0l1u2nOooWql-dKJu0tj6CbhMjcNL_6wyR5lCnb0gyUP7svU5JJwBagNCOQZ-1AUVPul5DbuJ84ggZE0GNeynnIqtljFN3t7nvaHg_StTWNTfBOfxydTKkmq4wEBgaHfqmbZAbH6YuU/s400/Julie+Burton+beckham.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 704px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Yarn Bombed statue by Julie Burton Beckham</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQLrFExuHa6oOnygWYp4BsLCG9lZemKAwgY4bU9XgADafHnksvihyphenhyphenNTYHF3UyQZS59whenTXbUa4rfEK1yutuy4hScEWVxZwiB5SkTIYcogK7sJAfC0zIUfvRpKiQQ6h1Mw_bI8P9P7w/s1600/photo+by+dace+balode.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121753084686274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQLrFExuHa6oOnygWYp4BsLCG9lZemKAwgY4bU9XgADafHnksvihyphenhyphenNTYHF3UyQZS59whenTXbUa4rfEK1yutuy4hScEWVxZwiB5SkTIYcogK7sJAfC0zIUfvRpKiQQ6h1Mw_bI8P9P7w/s400/photo+by+dace+balode.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of Dace Balode</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKe4dDXXVXcHfN-el3r0br_nlnjYFeRgFG3ljQhgQIy5ZBWbm8B3VCC2Zr3bZT5a1WWGYd-hjK0tdvFDBIYTyQQrHmS6dRlX5K74T8OrF0AxOVozsy6E52DNrfICU7Vud_O_upwXrKqU/s1600/photo+by+laurie+sims.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617121583028364770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKe4dDXXVXcHfN-el3r0br_nlnjYFeRgFG3ljQhgQIy5ZBWbm8B3VCC2Zr3bZT5a1WWGYd-hjK0tdvFDBIYTyQQrHmS6dRlX5K74T8OrF0AxOVozsy6E52DNrfICU7Vud_O_upwXrKqU/s400/photo+by+laurie+sims.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 664px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of Laurie Sims</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqqtCA5_uKUXvWxCVpIPtQORdqB1jHV3hmxGrEqGZ8-exqpSG2R_Uzw-MxGHuHKauEGouTx3QBUb_NavW-ac-EciCeDuDyGCtc3O-pjdVzgCkF6iFZsqJajf8jnJk96tKko0RmM3HvCg/s1600/bournemouth%2526poole+stitch+n+bitch.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617118409663383218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqqtCA5_uKUXvWxCVpIPtQORdqB1jHV3hmxGrEqGZ8-exqpSG2R_Uzw-MxGHuHKauEGouTx3QBUb_NavW-ac-EciCeDuDyGCtc3O-pjdVzgCkF6iFZsqJajf8jnJk96tKko0RmM3HvCg/s400/bournemouth%2526poole+stitch+n+bitch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 409px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a yarnbombed lion by Bournemouth & Poole Stitch n' Bitch, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27466406@N00/5817816588">flickr</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn Bombed trees:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi205LGIa_oasXbei_PNwaIEyBUC9A8psANn0m01bDawZuasqSH8retHS39pPQ-OwcN9LzGlpKBtdEDZgG6mm9_LIRPR_gEgJpWt46XnKunwuaJA8opXiLOTwRZQzVGgDnqD3PCDDeeSp8/s1600/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122968877875554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi205LGIa_oasXbei_PNwaIEyBUC9A8psANn0m01bDawZuasqSH8retHS39pPQ-OwcN9LzGlpKBtdEDZgG6mm9_LIRPR_gEgJpWt46XnKunwuaJA8opXiLOTwRZQzVGgDnqD3PCDDeeSp8/s400/magda-sayeg-yarnbomb8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 451px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWHeywSBUCDp_Z2KI8akyXaemObrCF3bzZm9-bxlf4ehUWZ4E6_MKD3_0MNk-Ir9_tfJdz-Pj1tTzFH6oizZAZOBqJL4bITrJbaWOttVzBzwnkfd57EShRdIwGsBb-R6accK2fh38sdE/s1600/olek+trees.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122861264137618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWHeywSBUCDp_Z2KI8akyXaemObrCF3bzZm9-bxlf4ehUWZ4E6_MKD3_0MNk-Ir9_tfJdz-Pj1tTzFH6oizZAZOBqJL4bITrJbaWOttVzBzwnkfd57EShRdIwGsBb-R6accK2fh38sdE/s400/olek+trees.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJSzqQLjeX3u-368RkAsnvw4PQgV1IPv7KGT_jr8t45iS_6yxh5DGuSD0mq64UFJ4Fh8PSIP6WgvE4u_bwczOMuBbOa-om-u4vKGQO84EgyQakE6Rf7K7J-qoc0MYXk6nyThS0v1iRxs/s1600/treesweater.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617114972566430082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJSzqQLjeX3u-368RkAsnvw4PQgV1IPv7KGT_jr8t45iS_6yxh5DGuSD0mq64UFJ4Fh8PSIP6WgvE4u_bwczOMuBbOa-om-u4vKGQO84EgyQakE6Rf7K7J-qoc0MYXk6nyThS0v1iRxs/s400/treesweater.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br />and a truly beautiful one spotted in Fitzroy VIC Australia (artist unknown)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMai4SrGiRkPIAj8xsbIVoW6q_VS0EV4LMkjgFwp_ifngDsQTor5dxRmTeav8M_XcBFlhG9nR4LhE7OMvEk0VSe97UR89A-implxaAtdtQ6fcI2ZhCXav-z1_UzTiugHRtT9R88-7ErFQ/s1600/Fitzroy+VIC+Australia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122725651569938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMai4SrGiRkPIAj8xsbIVoW6q_VS0EV4LMkjgFwp_ifngDsQTor5dxRmTeav8M_XcBFlhG9nR4LhE7OMvEk0VSe97UR89A-implxaAtdtQ6fcI2ZhCXav-z1_UzTiugHRtT9R88-7ErFQ/s400/Fitzroy+VIC+Australia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 701px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The images in this post are courtesy from the various artists, the </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/fashion/creating-graffiti-with-yarn.html" style="font-style: italic;">New York Times</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.artinfo.com/news/photos/3225/31037/" style="font-style: italic;">ArtInfo</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2077071,00.html" style="font-style: italic;">Time magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703346@N21" style="font-style: italic;">Flickr</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn bombing links:</span></span><br /><br />• <a href="http://yarnbombing.com/">Yarnbombing</a> has a list and links to many yarnbombers.<br /><a href="http://allaboutyarn.tumblr.com/">•All About Yarn blog</a><br /><a href="http://knittaporfavor.wordpress.com/">• Knitta Please blog</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/yarnbombing">• Yarnbombing Facebook group </a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/graffitigrannys">• Graffiti Grannies on facebook </a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703346@N21/">• Images from International Yarn Bombing day on flickr </a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=iishish-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1551522551" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Yarn Bombing: Guerilla Knitters & Granny Graffiti Cover Cities With Crochet

above: Yarn Bomber Magda Sayeg gives a Paris statue a legwarmer above: A Yarn Bombed homage to Banksy by Agata Olek, image courtesy of Olek ...

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Cozy Hand To Hand Combat: Vs. Mittens From Hoopla

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LC4wdn4rgVXeshVp6VRyzk9wIVDkKLcr7wq-lmLFoHR7Hm0UV0BU-Px-xoie1R2lCNGJdrKuEGR30dWWAU7fCDU_g__Cn3s_LxyshLY0MSuQbFh7it-hngex9wU_keV8R1F_X002BjCJ/s1600/VS+Mittens+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551024227896983842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LC4wdn4rgVXeshVp6VRyzk9wIVDkKLcr7wq-lmLFoHR7Hm0UV0BU-Px-xoie1R2lCNGJdrKuEGR30dWWAU7fCDU_g__Cn3s_LxyshLY0MSuQbFh7it-hngex9wU_keV8R1F_X002BjCJ/s400/VS+Mittens+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 515px;" /></a><br /><br />What happens when your left hand dons a lion and your right a gazelle? They stay cozy, that's what.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZEYS4sabcQWp8UTcbbpf6n47JGHJyl2XTM8egk1Z4NNCn4-5Z3JSE_4boq13yN-bg4K2ZwtZ8Nx9X9dXUTChAxU0ML7k1KLdMwW4P4ESit5gzSCGNMJ70LT4aaJqFPxmSTUMNaqel7B3/s1600/vsmdetail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551021261818524738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZEYS4sabcQWp8UTcbbpf6n47JGHJyl2XTM8egk1Z4NNCn4-5Z3JSE_4boq13yN-bg4K2ZwtZ8Nx9X9dXUTChAxU0ML7k1KLdMwW4P4ESit5gzSCGNMJ70LT4aaJqFPxmSTUMNaqel7B3/s400/vsmdetail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 251px;" /></a><br /><br />These wool and acrylic blend hand-made knitted mittens from <a href="http://www.hoorayhoopla.com/">Hoopla</a> pit prey against predator. With six different duos to choose from:<br /><br />lion vs. gazelle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7gBN5EHKrZkLGfxFiJEMh_x-nWJRH272hRqtfgF1XorNrBekE2livHgRtYhyphenhyphenaGaNsLAlo8DrYtCsnvB4S70gU37-CU4xdqawqZodTyHX4Axmuc1LZNgIKmWZBteOHE54GMjbkEBxa0HO/s1600/liongazelle-mainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551021132978240146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7gBN5EHKrZkLGfxFiJEMh_x-nWJRH272hRqtfgF1XorNrBekE2livHgRtYhyphenhyphenaGaNsLAlo8DrYtCsnvB4S70gU37-CU4xdqawqZodTyHX4Axmuc1LZNgIKmWZBteOHE54GMjbkEBxa0HO/s400/liongazelle-mainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 520px;" /></a><br />owl vs. mouse:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KqR6g99Xd1AKf71A_T5H_7JWtilW32Fp-anxmInuifPoCDbCfAcZefNId4mNxllBpy8jrrs2W9LgLtHTDTrMWHcpgDtVe5YPxX9ofqzBY7vz_3X1apRysbtP1wVZ4HKMsVFPIraSIjZv/s1600/owlmouse-mainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551020745699633586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KqR6g99Xd1AKf71A_T5H_7JWtilW32Fp-anxmInuifPoCDbCfAcZefNId4mNxllBpy8jrrs2W9LgLtHTDTrMWHcpgDtVe5YPxX9ofqzBY7vz_3X1apRysbtP1wVZ4HKMsVFPIraSIjZv/s400/owlmouse-mainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br />wolf vs. sheep:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyVrdFqOxxWgWlmo_h4PY9_XKVPXRqEyGoA4Yo-KhAmtJvxU56kKitwn5Jd2KTL314VWiJ_8JDiH8oyGPgAPKzSvr-h-rOskAf3H5mf6_oEqKJbOhNRKc4XGyNVg2LagGzAFTJDpfJB69/s1600/wolfsheep-mainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551020385532445554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyVrdFqOxxWgWlmo_h4PY9_XKVPXRqEyGoA4Yo-KhAmtJvxU56kKitwn5Jd2KTL314VWiJ_8JDiH8oyGPgAPKzSvr-h-rOskAf3H5mf6_oEqKJbOhNRKc4XGyNVg2LagGzAFTJDpfJB69/s400/wolfsheep-mainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 522px;" /></a><br />whale vs. fish:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIDrHqqRUEIsopEUptgeDK3ms7AWdVu4fOla5BPSbrHxLnSZTMq5APguOQvDa41rz3_HxQWaJ1eVG6Yb6cpVHD3QpEztoIulehJMYe7VNgkE_xctjvfaL7pe6kAQT_raZouT0XR_YH-Bi/s1600/whalefish-+mainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551022280366944018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIDrHqqRUEIsopEUptgeDK3ms7AWdVu4fOla5BPSbrHxLnSZTMq5APguOQvDa41rz3_HxQWaJ1eVG6Yb6cpVHD3QpEztoIulehJMYe7VNgkE_xctjvfaL7pe6kAQT_raZouT0XR_YH-Bi/s400/whalefish-+mainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 520px;" /></a><br />dog vs. cat:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-jgMkuYmDucpESdYXnNk8wKzA9FygJwtnDIOpN26kIDWy1r62_CeoC1yeuma8gzhQ35D9WTsHb6WZk5a0A2mVQrUpfZLi_kXoDS7XYbGH_yZvPqRolgLc_aH9NWnRGzOL2c71deVRL0U/s1600/catdog-mainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551020995308260914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-jgMkuYmDucpESdYXnNk8wKzA9FygJwtnDIOpN26kIDWy1r62_CeoC1yeuma8gzhQ35D9WTsHb6WZk5a0A2mVQrUpfZLi_kXoDS7XYbGH_yZvPqRolgLc_aH9NWnRGzOL2c71deVRL0U/s400/catdog-mainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br />and a frog vs fly:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtATZwd57ylqKREx53G8rR074dE2AvRiRmfAATu97QqOhT976gd-JmgR3qheZaVFNeKpWDBIpKmhyphenhyphenlRwSDd7ADbYthUCWvDM2r3WBzdFuNLT8y9fFwjJIYKzJUmt1MlV392POvcnb5_roO/s1600/frogflymainsquare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551020857051454546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtATZwd57ylqKREx53G8rR074dE2AvRiRmfAATu97QqOhT976gd-JmgR3qheZaVFNeKpWDBIpKmhyphenhyphenlRwSDd7ADbYthUCWvDM2r3WBzdFuNLT8y9fFwjJIYKzJUmt1MlV392POvcnb5_roO/s400/frogflymainsquare.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><br />Super cute and fun, the mittens are made from strictly regulated farm australian wool and are one size fits all (adults).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOhHgyJFCiQUVwcAgWQNVIZrbw0suroLqiHPoEQwMqd-Qej5zHHpUoCACCtdxDzRk5VNQ51vzBSlYWJazTW0wEzJdLA9wCeSzsKwQePKrMkqhNLaqc9J_y8kqAzy5Qx-kJ7Oms_CoPUcc/s1600/vsmdetail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551021350982216722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOhHgyJFCiQUVwcAgWQNVIZrbw0suroLqiHPoEQwMqd-Qej5zHHpUoCACCtdxDzRk5VNQ51vzBSlYWJazTW0wEzJdLA9wCeSzsKwQePKrMkqhNLaqc9J_y8kqAzy5Qx-kJ7Oms_CoPUcc/s400/vsmdetail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 511px; height: 249px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.hoorayhoopla.com/products.html"><br />Shop for the Vs. Mittens here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">about hoopla:</span><br /><a href="http://www.hoorayhoopla.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551024452776635362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Dc0Vg0XfrzZZ1ytyTfg5BuGGx23Y6Jq7J-92_rzCc0-7f_GJJrfIKr8SpT76DSz_rYRu5QfyguRetwjTb8ZRHFc1O1Tra6oT1SZ-_XsOd0dM6tFYzO12WB8KaHkz6FlwLVYQ0w8DAmb/s400/hoopla+logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 179px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VocRh2RJZ2o1A80t8DDgwlhCLojhUx9RIeVnunJz77kAomMvqrNgQnZ9rQZ04l2Y7QjDCjCgfQwKWKu0dRJiE4DdelkfKFFBHx1tIPbyLGCMJqoega6taSVmCRchNP1ZcPA7MH-cShMt/s1600/polaroids.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551021513660512514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VocRh2RJZ2o1A80t8DDgwlhCLojhUx9RIeVnunJz77kAomMvqrNgQnZ9rQZ04l2Y7QjDCjCgfQwKWKu0dRJiE4DdelkfKFFBHx1tIPbyLGCMJqoega6taSVmCRchNP1ZcPA7MH-cShMt/s400/polaroids.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.hoorayhoopla.com/">hoopla</a> is a fun and unique gift product development company based out of New York, NY. the hoopla team was created by two silly girls (Hannah and Ashley) with a passion for life, and fun. With hannah’s background as a creative director/ graphic designer, and Ashley’s background in business strategy branding, hoopla came to be! we love what we do, and we are our own customers. we hope you enjoy our stuff, and the funner things in life!

Cozy Hand To Hand Combat: Vs. Mittens From Hoopla

What happens when your left hand dons a lion and your right a gazelle? They stay cozy, that's what. These wool and acrylic blend hand-m...

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