Work by Banksy.
I’ve given a lot of interviews in the past year about our book Yarn Bombing and the knit graffiti movement and there is one question that every reporter asks me:
“What is the future of yarn bombing?”
Each and every time this question stumps me. All I can say is that the future of yarn bombing is only limited by the imaginations of knitters, and crocheters, and those who work with yarn and that it constantly surprises me, and delights me…and just when I have it figured all out – it confounds me again. For example:
Jessie Hemmons in Philadelphia’s work has been getting a lot of attention: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_left_story/20100325_Philadelphia_s_anti-graffiti_knit_work.html?page=1&c=y
The Yarn Bombing Facebook group (no affiliation with Mandy or myself, except that I’m a member) has 300 members.
Here’s a nice little pattern for a heart-shaped tag via the Fibre Squad (Albuquerque, NM): http://fibesquad.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/a-heart-for-you/
Stellar pink camo bike, via the Cabinet Shop http://thecabinetshop.blogspot.com/2010/03/yarn-bombing.html
Knitters in Newcastle, UK get to work: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/03/15/guerilla-knittters-drape-work-round-newcastle-72703-26035067/
Yarn Bombing in Toronto and the photos are stealthy http://qknit.wordpress.com/
Those infamous Kitten Mitten Knitters in New Jersey who have been getting tons of attention on the interweb and who have been busy hitting up West Cape May might be asked to purchase a city permit for their tagging exploits. Say whaaaaat? Thank goodness for the city residents who have put up signs in their windows that encourage them to keep on knitting.
And, lastly because it is funny, obscene, and Canadian; the knitification of Vernon, BC: http://knitified.blogspot.com/. Trailer Park Boys intarsia!
So what is the future of yarn bombing? You tell me.
