Okay, I know i said my next post was going to be the rest of the review of the Webs ICNs, but things happen. And when the universe hits you in the face with a big ol’ yarn bomb, well,you gotta get the point! So this morning a friend of mine sent me a link on FaceBook (thanks Sandra, aka Fox). Loved it and thought I’d do a post on it as it’s about yarn bombing! Fro there i followed another link and found another cool knitter interested in the yarn bombing movement. And another and I’m sure if I continued I would have a few hundred links to share with you in no time. I have decided to show unprecedented restraint though and only send you to these 3, after which I am not responsible for what you choose to do. In other words, if you get fired, sorry, not my fault. And don’t worry, all the links are SFW (Safe For Work). 
Clicking on the above picture will take you to an article about KNITTAPLEASE, who is textile artist Magda Sayeg, who has knitted 99 tree cozies for trees in Austin Texas. The article gives you all the details, including the fact that she had the help of 170 volunteers to help spread the word about Blanton Museum’s current exhibition Recovering Beauty. Clicking on her name will take you to her website/blog and needless to say I was astounded. This is a bomber to the max! I love what she did with the mini. Oh, you haven’t clicked yet? You can do so here as well – KNITTAPLEASE!
Then there’s the work of Juliana Santacruz Herrera. He has decided to yarn bomb potholes in Paris, France with brightly colored yarn in order to cheer up the place. Again, clicking on the picture will take you to the article and more links – be warned, your boss may be watching you!
And lastly (for now and definitely not least), there’s Stormerela, who’s entire site is about yarn bombing. Yes, you guessed it – click the picture to go to her website. On her site I found out that June 11th is International Yarn Bombing Day. Now I don’t know who decides these things, but I do know i think it’s a great idea. I have had a notion for a while now to bomb two places in Vancouver – a bunch of the parking meters in the West End and a big ugly tank in the Olympic Village. I could use a little help if anyone is interested in giving me a hand. Let me know.
One other thing, there’s a really cool commercial that I found on Stormerela’s site as well.
Hugzzz 
Steve, thanks for the subject of your story today. I love knitting and sharing it, but yarn bombing just drives me up the wall. Right or wrong, all I can see is a lot of yarn that has been thoroughly wasted when I (or someone else) could be using it to make wonderful, useful things for women’s and homeless shelters, toys for children, plus friends and relatives who truly need items to keep warm in the winter and look nice in warmer weather but don’t have the money to buy them.
Art is in the eye of the beholder, and I guess I just have tears in my eyes when I see what is out there. Maybe I’m just too uptight or practical when it comes to yarn.
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ahhh, How very nice! Thank you for posting my ” Love Your Self” tag. It was up at Olympic Plaza in Calgary during a yarn bombing demostration, but had to be taken down at the end of the event. It will be re-released somewhere, sometime soon.
Yarn bombing is fun. just knowing that someone might see the tag and wonder “who did this? what is this? why?…” makes me smile.
Be sure to take pictures so we can all see the mischief you get into.
Storm
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You’re welcome Storm, and I definitely will!
Hugzzz
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Sandi, we are all entitled to our opinions and they are all valid. I think a lot of people look at yarn bombing as a way to not only express themselves, but to bring a little pause to everyone in the neighborhood. While it may not seem as useful as an article of clothing, it does bring smiles to the faces of many and there’s no telling the value of a smile, or a slightly brighter urban landscape.
Hugzzz
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I don’t see any of my art or craft supplies as being wasted, but if we are going to talk about the homeless, then donate based on what shelters really need and look at their priority needs lists ( sleeping bags, thermal blankets, gently worn shoes, clothes for interviews, toiletries, money, food, and sun lotion for hotter climates, diapers, toilet paper, etc.
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Hmmmm … very interesting (and informative) point of view. Thanks!
Hugzzz
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