Monthly Archives: September 2012
POLAROID HORSES & POST BOXES
THIS OLD FASHIONED POST BOX IN PORT ADELAIDE HAS BEEN YARN BOMBED WITH CROCHET. THE PICTURE REMINDED ME OF THE POST BOX IN THE PICTURE BELOW.
THIS HORSE ADORNED POST BOX IS AT THE FERRY TERMINAL ON BRUNY ISLAND IN TASMANIA.
THIS CERAMIC HORSE HAS KNITTED WINGS.
THIS YARN BOMBED ROCKING HORSE IS COVERED IN KNITTING & HAS A WOOLEN YARN TAIL.
YARN BOMBING & TEA COSIES
I LIKE TO THINK OF THE HUMBLE TEA COSIE AS A PR-CURSOR TO THE MODERN DAY YARN BOMB MOVEMENT, ALTHOUGH THE BIRTH OF YARN BOMBING IS SAID TO HAVE STARTED WITH A CROCHET DOORKNOB COVER.
CAN YOU SPOT ANY SIMILARITIES IN THIS TEA COSIE & THIS YARN BOMBED BIKE?
OF COURSE EVERY YARN BOMBED BIKE DESERVES A COSY YARN BOMBED BIKE RACK.
SO IF YOU ENJOY CROCHET OR KNITTING IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR GRANNY ON.
YARN POLAROID
Knit bomb poles. These poles made it through a rainy winter & they are still vibrant.
Shabby yarn bomb screen door. The knitted strips add colour & extra privacy.
Yarn bomb tree. This crochet tree made it safely through winter & soon it will be in spring bloom.
This lovely crochet doll was a rescue knit from my local thrift store.