Yarnbombs From Around The World

[Maximus]

[b]In honor of the third annual International Yarnbombing Day, knitters and crocheters took to the streets to cover everything within reach in cozy fiber.[/b]


[b] 1. International Yarnboming Day was founded by Canadian fiber artist [url="https://twitter.com/00KnittingNinja"]Joann Matvichuk[/url] in 2011.[/b]


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Yarnbombing is the art of making fiber graffiti (it’s sometimes called guerrilla knitting or yarnstorming) and if you’ve ever encountered a bike or a tree wearing a sweater, that is what it is.

[b] 2. This year, it took place on Saturday, June 8th.[/b]


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Although yarnbombers, not particularly concerned with restrictions, celebrated all weekend long.
In Alberta, Canada.


[b] 3. Yarn enthusiasts hit Florida.[/b]


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[b] 4. San Jose, Costa Rica.[/b]


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[b] 5. Melbourne, Australia.[/b]


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Which is apparently the yarnbombing capital of the known universe.


[b] 6. Toledo, Ohio.[/b]


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[b] 7. Palo Alto, California.[/b]


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[b] 8. Freeport, Maine.[/b]


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[b] 9. Hiroshima, Japan.[/b]


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[b] 10. Rosslyn, Virginia.[/b]

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[Maximus]

[b] 11. Melbourne again.[/b]


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[b] 12. Vancouver, Canada.[/b]


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[b] 14. Los Angeles, California.[/b]


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[b] 15. Brooklyn, New York.[/b]


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[b] 16. Houston, Texas.[/b]


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[b] 17. Uppsala, Sweden.[/b]


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By Elisabeth Bucht, aka [url="http://instagram.com/garnapa"]the unbelievable[/url], who you should be following on Instagram even if you’ve never touched a ball of yarn in your life.


[b] 18. Even more Melbourne.[/b]


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[b] 19. Atlanta, Georgia.[/b]


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[b] 20. Wherever someone really, really loves “Adventure Time.”[/b]


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[b] 21. Los Angeles, California.[/b]


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[b] 22. San Mateo, Calfornia.[/b]


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[b] 23. Perth, Australia.[/b]


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[b] 24. And Davis, California.[/b]


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Come to think of it, the state of California can definitely give Melbourne a run for its yarnbombing money.

[Maximus]

[b] Payphone-Turned-iPhone[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Filling In The Cracks[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Meter Monster[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Snuggly Sled[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Breakfast Telephone Pole[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Dressed-Up Trees[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Patchwork Bench[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Unrideable But Still Totally Perfect Bike[/b]


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[Maximus]

[b] Keeping Statues Decent[/b]


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[Maximus]

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[Maximus]

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[Maximus]

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Queen Victoria got one too, from community members in Adelaide, Australia. Basically the US needs to up its game on the yarn-bombing front so we can even come close to matching Australia.

[psycopk]

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