A Word A Day Keeps the Dr. Away: yarn bombing

5/21/11

yarn bombing

yarn bombing: also know as knit-tagging, Yarn bombing, yarnbombing, yarnstorming, guerrilla knitting, or graffiti knitting is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted cloth rather than paint or chalk; my new obsession.

I'm in San Diego as I type, visiting my grand parents. Today I have learned, from none-other-than my grandmother, how to CROCHET! I'm excited. She gave me all here needles, 9 mm even. and we bought some yarn and a pattern book. This makes me even more nerdy, didn't know it was possible, but it is. oh, it really is!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/fashion/creating-graffiti-with-yarn.html

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