Knit the City: Covent Garden Yarnstorm

[pilgrimoftheworld]

As beautiful as it might be – and definitely easier to remove than toilet paper, which gets worse after it rains – it is still a form of vandalism, and we cannot excuse those acts, without excusing acts of graffiti for the same reasons.

[Pangolinsunite]

bringing a lil' bit of wooly sunshine to London

[hezzywoo]

Whoever said this art form is not meaningful hasn't thought it through. This is subverting conventional ideas about the knitted medium and empowering women, reviving an old craft and maintaining the positive impact of graffiti without the damage it causes.

[beagleskin]

@hezzywoo Testify!

[NotcherGuy]

@hezzywoo Umm... I'm a straight guy and I crochet and often go tagging in Tacoma, Washington. It's not just for women. :)

[DioR0o]

SMT

[squeeofdoom]

@gablefc I'm in the army & I knit. Does this transform me into a psycho who doesn't care about the world?? No. Ps if you want a sweater so bad why don't you knit it your damn self.

[beagleskin]

Yay! The trolls found my video.

*gets popcorn and comfy chair*

[hydronathan]

@beagleskin i didnt mean to say it was a waste of time, I just felt that this form of art has the potential to do good that other artforms dont. I mean i could donate oil paintings to charity, but its of no use to homeless people. And as i said earlier i do appreciate their work.

[beagleskin]

@hydronathan All art material has practical use. Your canvas before the oil paint is on it could be used to make tents, clothes blah blah. I still don't see your point. I can't see what good donating a yarn-covered wooden barrier to charity would do either.

[hydronathan]

@beagleskin alright i see what your saying, keep up the good work

[hydronathan]

I appreciate their artistic expressions, I however cant help but feel somwhat concerned that its somwhat of a waste. Why not also use their great artistic talent to do somthing truly meaningfull, like making clothing for people who cannot afford the things nessesary to stay warm. stylish and artistic novelty clothing for thoes in need.

[9Skateboard7]

ok so they like this but not graffiti same thing

[beagleskin]

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[shadowkitty56]

Pssst, good people of Britain: don't forget to go visit the big statue of Winston Churchill near Westminster....the old man could use a new scarf!!

[fugitive247]

Anyone here affiliated with the Ravelry group? Caught the Toronto Star article on Twitter & seeded it to Newsvine.

[beagleskin]

Which Ravelry group? There are several.

[fugitive247]

Yarn Bombers and Guerilla Knitters, to name a couple.

[beagleskin]

I'm a member of both.

Deadly Knitshade :D

[willster73]

Who's that mysterious man in black at 1:07?

[beagleskin]

A passing man in hobo shoes.

[beagleskin]

We know. We have been in touch with the ladies in question. It wasn't every Canadian. Just two lovely ladies.

[Arsenalpulp]

The Canadians wrote the book on Yarn Bombing and it has just been published by Arsenal Pulp Press.

[MonikaRoseCrochets]

Fabulous and Colorful, should be knitted more often, brighten up the cities of the world. Cool. :)

[AliasSpecWriter]

hahaha, I love how the people interviewed were Canadian! Yay!

[AltArtist]

Brilliant! :D You make us smile

[9818105]

Love it, love it, love it!

[SenseCharity]

This is graffiti a blind person could share, so I think it's extra amazing and creative.

[darkeel]

true dat, tactile graffiti. It's like that deafblind banksy that smell tags london

[ElvisPilgrimage]

fantastic!

[buffyc1973]

Brilliant! I love it :D Well Done!!