New Book: Yarn Bombing

Image from the JafaGirls via Yarnbombing (blog). Keeping the guerilla knitting fresh by mixing stenciling with yarn.


This past week just whizzed by that I totally missed locals Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain's launch of their new book Yarn Bombing, The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti. It's a full-color DIY book featuring 20 patterns that range from hanging shoes and knitted picture frames to balaclavas and gauntlets, teaching readers how to create fuzzy adornments for lonely street furniture. The book also includes interviews with members of the international community of textile artists and yarn bombers, and provides resources to help readers join the movement; it’s also chock full of beautiful photographs and easy step-by-step instructions for knit and crochet installations and garments.

yarnbombing.com

Unrelated but related and worth a mention: Love this lace Demakersvan chain-link fence installed at the Design Center at Philadelphia University center’s grounds as part of ‘‘Lace in Translation,’’ which opened at the Design Center last month. Image courtesy: Kerry Polite/From The Design Center at Philadelphia University. (Via New York Times).