Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
Knitting is often seen as a hobby for grandma's, but in recent years it's taken on a new form known as Yarn Bombing. In this collection we've found some Awesome Examples of Yarn Bombing, don't know what Yarn Bombing is? Yarn Bombing is sort of like knitting graffiti (or Grandma Graffiti), Yarn bombing, yarnbombing, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting or graffiti knitting is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.
This fiber installation by Anastassia Elias is called Deep Breath and was created for the exhibition “Génie des jardins”, in Paris, 2010. Visit her web site, http://www.anastassia-elias.com.
If you are a fiber artist or involved in the craft world, you may have heard the term "yarn bombing" a few times. So, what is yarn bombing? It's an art form using yarn in different ways. There is no set definition of yarn bombing but it's well known as a colorful art installation using knitted or crocheted pieces. Usually done in secret for a surprise element. It is also known as guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, grandma graffiti, urban knitting, graffiti knitting, wool bombing, and yarn storming. Despite the knitting-heavy phrases, it's quite popular with crochet as well. It has gained popularity through the years, though it is not without criticism, either. There are many questions surrounding this activity and we're doing our best to answer all of them. These knit and crochet yarn pieces are usually made as coverings and are found "bombing" trees, hydrants, fences, buildings, street lamps, and similar everyday items. Read on to learn about the history, if these art installations are illegal, the pros and cons, yarn bombing groups and events, and much more.
Photo via Street Art Utopia Yesterday I shared with you my “Tree Sweater” DIY made from crocheted thrift store pot holders. I thought today I’d share with you some more impressive yarn bombed trees that are truly inspiring. Of course I showed you mine first since it pales in comparison to these beauties but these […]
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DON’T MAKE ME count to three! A solo installation by Nathan Vincent Details: artinbrooklyn.com Photo credit: Christopher Inoa aka TatteredFedoraFlow Artist web site: http://www.nathanvincent.com
Have fun yarn bombing! It's temporarily covering an object with knitted, crocheted, woven, stitched or wrapped yarn. Make funny, easy or complex yarn bombs.
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Once again I'm linking up with What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday - for the last few weeks my desk has been strewn with poppies. I joined a local Facebook group a couple of months ago and we have all been extremely busy crocheting and knitting poppies to decorate a small park in our village for Remembrance Sunday - we managed to make over 4,000 poppies, of which I'm proud to say 130 were mine! On Remembrance Sunday the group 'yarn bombed' the park and the poppies were put up along the railings. They were up for a week and during that time a lot were sold to raise money for the British Legion Poppy Day Appeal. It's been a roaring success and we even made the news! Our beautifully decorated railings along the park - sadly we've taken the poppies down now and it looks very bare!
Have fun yarn bombing! It's temporarily covering an object with knitted, crocheted, woven, stitched or wrapped yarn. Make funny, easy or complex yarn bombs.
If you’ve seen knitting on trees, welcome to yarn bombing, the practice of creating tactile graffiti for art’s sake.
It seems that guerilla crochet art has been quite popular this past year. Between the bike that was spotted in SoHo and the Wall Street Charging Bull, artists are certainly getting ballsy. Here are some other things that definitely won’t be cold this winter.
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Love this ... it has a 70s vibe, right? Spotted via Today's Homepage. If you know anything about this yarn bomb, leave a comment below and I'll update this post - thanks!
Stunning yarn bomb by fiber artist katika. For more of her work, visit her site.
Fantastic and weird! Spotted on flickr, photos by trisaratopss.
Please note that this post was originally published in 2019. Get the pattern to crochet your own monster foot yarn bomb here! Last spring, Lorna & Jill Watt of Knits For Life launched the very first yarn-bomb-along, a street art focused twist on the more traditional knit-along / crochet-along. It was so fun, and people
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Fun fact: Red-bellied piranhas bark to warn predators to leave them alone. Sadly, this amazing yarn bomb spotted in Hamburg doesn't bark, even if you ask nicely ... but it looks super-cool. If you know who crocheted this, leave a comment below so I can credit them!
Shared by The Willow Wanderer who says, this is a "knitted & crocheted bike done for a charity bike festival in Cambridge". Thanks for the submission!
I love them! Created by urban knitters, Sul filo dellarte.
It seems that guerilla crochet art has been quite popular this past year. Between the bike that was spotted in SoHo and the Wall Street Charging Bull, artists are certainly getting ballsy. Here are some other things that definitely won’t be cold this winter.
Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
In the past year or so, countless works of yarn art have brought some color and warmth to New York City. These were some of our favorites.
This is the coziest graffiti imaginable.
Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
This is the coziest graffiti imaginable.
In honor of the third annual International Yarnbombing Day, knitters and crocheters took to the streets to cover everything within reach in cozy fiber.
Read more about it! http://stopsignflower.com
Yarn bomb by the Thirsk Yarn Bombers. Photo by @LittleMiss_Tink. p.s. I'd be all over those green glitter boots if they came in my size! Note to shoemakers, make funky, glittery girl's shoes in women's sizes ... off you go!
Yarn bombing is graffiti that grandmothers approve of! They consist of quickly knitted additions to street objects and sculptures. Why? Because it's fun!
For extreme scrap quilters. See Etsy.com/Shop/KarenGriskaQuilts - Easy patterns for sensational quilts!
I get asked all the time "How do you yarn bomb exactly?" So here's a How To guide on yarn bombing. This is just from my personal experience....
Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
Read more about it! http://stopsignflower.com
Infamous yarnbomber Olek brought her crocheted mischief to the high seas to make a vivid statement about declineing global shark populations.
Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, a Californian arts organization comprised of self-proclaimed guerrilla knitters, is planning their next installation, creating a granny square cozy of the Los Angeles-located Craft and Folk Museum. The collaborative group have already received enough knit and crochet pieces to cover the building and are now on the hunt for a total of $8,000 in funds to cover the yarn bombing's assembly and insurance, money they hope to receive by mid-February or the entire project will become scrap yarn. For more information about the project, head to Patch.com.
