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.
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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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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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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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handsindelight | July 14, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Please do share!
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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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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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