Wee finds: London’s grafitti knitters

August 12, 2009

Wee finds: London’s grafitti knitters

It was only a matter time before I stumbled across London’s gang of graffiti knitters and their rather splendid handiwork. Armed with (knitting) needles and (crochet) hooks, Knit the City’s Yarn Corps are a posse of purlers whose sole aim is to “reknit your neighbourhood”.

Even if your neighbourhood just happens to be Westminster… Check out the extraordinarily beautiful results when a certain iconic (and tourist-friendly) telephone box gets a rather woolly makeover:

The stories behind the so-called “yarnstorms" and "knitblasts” also make for hilarious reading, particularly when they involve run-ins with the local constabulary, confronting thieves and rescuing (knitted) victims from their most recent Woolly Web of Woe at Waterloo’s Leake St tunnel:

Read all about the punk purlers at Knit the City here (and follow their dastardly deeds on Twitter here). Wee Birdy salutes you!

All images ©Lauren O'Farrell, and reproduced with kind permission by Knit the City.
Thanks to Deadly Knitshade (love the name!).

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http://makedostyle.blogspot.com Make Do Style

Brilliant! Needles at dawn is hilarious. I wish I’d seen the one at Waterloo!
http://www.gugaw.blogspot.com claire

oh my gawd this is way too cool
petajane

That wee mousie in the web is great! I would be tempted to release him….
http://www.spudballoo.com spudballoo

Totally wonderful, bonkers and achingly British. Great find!
http://www.charsinthecity.blogspot.com Char

Oh my gosh, they are awesome! I would really freak if I saw one of their works in real life!
http://likklegirl.blogspot.com the likkle girl who wurves pwetty things

I wonder when crafty chicks will start doing this in Sydney. I was very inspired by Jafabrit some time ago but my knitting skill is very limited. xx
http://www.whodunnknit.com Deadly Knitshade

Awww shucks. Thanks for bigging us up. We shall continue to knit the city and amuse you all.
Deadly Knitshade x
http://www.deliciousindustries.blogspot.com Delicious Industries

I love this idea – how cool does that phone box look?? They need to come and do some in Brighton!
http://www.traineedomesticgoddess.blogspot.com Jules

Love it!
http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.com CatLadyLarew

These are truly amazing! Love them!
http://www.matouenpeluche.typepad.com Sam

That red telephone box with The Houses of Parliment in the background is the best!! Everytime I visit your blog it makes me want to hop on a plane and come over and visit that fantastic city again!! *sigh*
http://blog.verdandi.co.nz postcards from…

wow, this is really amazing! great find
http://liliscratchy.blogspot.com lili Scratchy

great&funny!!
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