Yarn Bombing

Andy Warhol bombed …

Well, not Andy himself, actually, but the Andy Warhol bridge in Pittsburgh. It appears that a group in Pittsburgh has raised the ante considerably and taken a gigantic leap in bringing yarn bombing out of the shadows and into mainstream public awareness. I’m sure guerrilla type yarn bombing will still continue, but with the successful bombing of the bridge,  millions of people are now in the know as to what yarn bombing is all about! Amanda Gross conceived of and started this project – Knit The Bridge – more than 18 months ago and with the help of over […]

Bombs Away!

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 […]

Apples and Yarn …

The other day I was very lucky to discover a new yarn shop – well, new for me. I was in Washington State with Lilia, and we decided to do a check for LYS’s in the area. Thanks to Judy, a sales rep in Michael’s who went out of her way to get us a name and directions, we discovered Apple Yarns. Yes, the name is a link, as they have a website – clicking on it will get you there, but read the rest of this post first! So the first thing we noticed when we pulled into […]

Bombs Away – Part 2!

Last night I got to spend two hours with authors Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain. If you haven’t seen the book in stores or in your local library, it’s called Yarn Bombing – the Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti. You can follow this link to get your own copy – YARN BOMBING. If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ll have seen the review I did on this book last year. If you haven’t and would like to check it out, here is another link for that – YARN BOMBING REVIEW. So what was yesterday’s little gathering […]

Bombs Away!

No your eyes do not deceive you – that is a tank covered in yarn – pink yarn, to be more specific. It’s a great craze that’s running rampant through the knitting community called “yarn bombing”. It’s a new form of graffiti where knitters will knit or crochet adornments for common (and not so common) objects in the outside world. I’m not sure exactly when yarn bombing first appeared, but it has grown in popularity quite quickly. As a matter of fact, knitters are forming groups or crews, and transforming the urban landscape in their neighborhoods. The crews give […]