Yes, it’s back! If I’m not mistaken, this is their 4th year of yarn bombing Wall Street in Asheville. And this is the second time that I’ve seen it. I have blogged about this urban knitting that they did at the same area last year and there were some new designs so here I am again sharing what I saw from mine and my husband’s trip to downtown Asheville last week.
WHAT IS YARN BOMBING
Yarn bombing is a type of street art or graffiti. It is also known as yarn storming, guerilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting or graffiti knitting. It uses yarn that is crocheted or knitted to create colorful street art displays.
The yarn bomb display on this street light pole with that cute little critter is new this year. Not unless, I missed it last year.
The yarn bombed giant flat iron is located right in front of the Flatiron Building.
They had the same design crocheted on the giant flat iron on this side.
But the sole of the flat iron had a different design from last year. It would be nice to see them actually putting up the crocheted yarn on this giant iron.
Just like last year, all the parking meters on Wall Street were yarn bombed.
HISTORY OF YARN BOMBING
As per Wikipedia, yarn bombing originated here in the United States. And the start of this movement has been accredited to Magda Sayeg from Houston.
There’s our own Wall Street here in our beautiful little city of Asheville getting all dolled up by those creative artists with their amazing and creative yarn bombing. Last year, the yarn bombing stayed up through the winter holiday parade. I’m not sure if it will be the same this year.
I may not be an artist, but I have always adored art in any form and have always been delighted by creativity shown by artists. Their talents are always an amazement and inspiration.
There are other cities in the United States who also display yarn bombing. Do you have this in your area?
I have never heard of yarn bombing – but this looks like so much fun! I wish people did that here. It seems like quirky, fun idea.
That is so cool! I don’t think I’ve ever seen pop art combined with knitting before. That is amazing!
Well, that is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! I love the combination of pop art installation coupled with that homey feeling of yarn work. It’s really fun!
I love this!! I’ve never heard or seen yarn bombing before, but it is so cool!
Oh my goodness. This looks so awesome. My daughter is such a yarn lover, she would totally love this 🙂
I’ve never heard of this yarn bombing. What a clever and crafty idea.
I have never heard of this type of grafitti! !! What a nifty idea! I love the way to really adds to the scenery a pop of colour
I’ve not heard of yarn bombing before. I’d love to check this out. What a fun idea!
I would love to do some yarn bombing. I think it would be so fun. I have only been crocheting for a year so I will have to pick something small.
I’ve never heard of hard bombing before, sounds fun and a way for the community to get together!
haha this is adorable! I cant even knit a face cloth so I have respect for whoever created these masterpieces!
How interesting, and these aren’t just small projects! Must take some creativity to get the yarn knitted in the shape of that big sculpture! Looks like fun, it would be cool to check these out.
I see that around here in Iowa a lot. I never knew how they did it, so cool!
That is super cool. Have never seen it here, off course California might be too hot for this but I would love to see it one day
This is so neat! I’d love to see this in person. I wish they’d do this around where I live.
this is so neat! my mom and grandma both love to knit and would love to see this!
This is so cool! I’ve never heard of this before and it’s so intriguing!
My girl has been learning how to crochet and knit. I have no doubt she would find this mesmerizing.
I just love yarn-bombing! I think it looks so pretty and adds so much colour and texture. When I went to visit my daughter in Watford, England their town square was filled with yarn-bombed trees and it was gorgeous!
This is a really cute idea. I love this kind of quirky type of activity. I would get a kick out of experiencing the Asheville. I love the creativity.