Yarnbombs!!!

Yarnbombs!!!

 

Yarnbombing...oh, how I want to do this.  Everyone's heard of it by now and it has received mixed reviews from what I can see.  I personally like it a lot.  I think it's a great way to share our art and, in many cases, adds beauty to the environment.  I can't see that as a bad thing.  Yes, it does require a TON of yarn and time but really, who hasn't--after crocheting for years--said to themselves "I really want to crochet but I don't need anything else".  I've been crocheting for over fifteen years and, while I love to sit and crochet for hours, I don't intend to fill my house with crocheted items until I suffocate under the weight lol.  Some cities are getting behind the movement and even paying artists to decorate the town with crochet!  Well, love it or hate it, today's post is to all the yarnbombers out there.  These are some awesome photos of yarnbombing that I have found (with links!).

Artists Lorna and Jill pose with the Squid Tree Yarnbomb

This Squid Tree Yarnbomb looks amazing and the two ladies pictured above completed this project in just a few days!  Check out their post which tells how they did it and gives great tips for your own yarnbombing project.

I could not call myself a geek and NOT include this R2D2 Yarnbomb.  This bomb was done for International Yarnbombing Day and was only left up for the day as a celebration but I have to revel in it's awesomeness.  As with the squid tree, the link provides plenty of details to recreate this but both this and the squid are knit.  Both can be reconstructed in crochet if you have the time and patience.

This one is inventive.  Unfortunately someone has stolen the clock so it's just a bracelet now but it was a nice gesture anyway.  You can check out the original post here.

This is easily the biggest yarnbombing I've seen.  The Warhol Bridge was covered by over 1,800 artists to celebrate The Warhol Museum's 10th anniversary and was only left up for about two months but how awesome of the city to approve that.

With that, I take my leave.  I think I will be doing this very soon.  My partners in crime may take some convincing but if I do this, I will definitely post some pics for you guys.  I might start with a tree or something.  The ideas are rolling now.  See ya tomorrow guys.  Let me know your thoughts about yarnbombing in the comments below and be sure to share these with everyone you know.  If you're getting a group together for bombing, definitely let me join you!  Haha see ya!