International Yarn Bombing Day

The West Flamingo Senior Center Yarnstormers

July 15, 2012
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Thanks to Diane Bush for sending me this image. This piece was made for international yarn bombing day by local seniors who attached circles to mesh to cover the Sunrise Hospital pedestrian bridge. Local Boy Scouts helped with the hanging of the mural, and the Girl Scouts helped set up refreshments for the Yarn Cutting [...]

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It is coming…

June 6, 2012
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If you’ve been here before, you might notice that things have been quiet on yarnbombing.com for a little while. As with all things that have been on the internet for a few years, this site is a bit long in the tooth and needs a re-design. I’m working to make it a place that contains [...]

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Guest Post by Streetcolor

June 14, 2011

International Yarn Bombing Day – Recap 5. A guest post by Streetcolor from Berkeley, California. All images courtesy of Streetcolor. When I heard about International Yarnbombing Day, I immediately wanted to do something better than anything I had ever done before. I believe every yarnbomber in the world had this same response exactly. After some [...]

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Int. Yarn Bombing Day – Recap 2

June 13, 2011

All photos courtesy of the Knotty Knitters. The Knotty Knitters in Eugene, Oregon participated in International Yarn Bombing Day. Maiya says: We Knotty Knitters chose to decorate the Peter DeFazio pedestrian bridge in Alton Baker Park in Eugene. It crosses the beautiful Willamette river and has a lot of foot traffic and bicyclists coming through. [...]

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International Yarn Bombing Day

May 15, 2011

Yarn Bombing in Courtenay, BC by Tricksy Knitting. Photo by Chris Goble. Did you know that June 11th is the first International Yarn Bombing Day? This initiative was started by Joann Matvichuk who lives in Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada). The hope is that by having yarn bombers around the world put up pieces of graffiti knitting [...]

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