Crochet Graffiti In Denver

July 14, 2010

The Ladies Fancywork Society are at it again. You may have heard about their recent “yarn bombing”  escapades. Truly a work of art! They even collaborated on a book about the phenomenon – Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti.

Now, the group has been enlisted by the city of Denver to cover thirty 12-foot panels of chain link fence near Union Station with hundreds of crocheted flowers, bugs and other garden creatures. It looks amazing so far – like a wonderful crochet garden oasis! See video of them at work here!

The work was originally commissioned by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs as part of a beautification effort. In fact, 300 organizations bid on the project, and this group of mostly working women who knit and crochet as a hobby were selected. 

Three cheers ladies! I love these “feel good” crochet stories.

Entry Filed under: Crochet in the News. .

7 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Sara  |  July 14, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I love this!!! I just messaged my fiber guild and told them we needed to do this.

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    • 2. handsindelight  |  July 14, 2010 at 11:44 am

      I agree! And don’t forget to share pictures so that I can blog about you and your group ;) . I wish my newbie needlework group was ready for something like this.

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  • 3. Snowcatcher  |  July 14, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    Totally awesome! I’m going to have to take a walk over that way so I can get pictures!

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  • 5. Anne  |  July 14, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    This is very cool. I have seen yarnbombing pictures before and it looked neat but rather disorganized… organized like this it is very beautiful.

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    • 6. handsindelight  |  July 14, 2010 at 8:58 pm

      I couldn’t agree more….this is so beautiful. It makes me happy just thinking about it. :)

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