Urban Knitting – Creative Yarn Bombs and Art

Urban Knitting Creative Yarn Bombs – Great ways to express yourself with knitting and crochet

Knitters and Crochet enthusiasts, exercise your right to creativity and self expression with the latest trend: ‘Yarn Bombing’ (a.k.a. Knit Bombing, Urban Knitting, Knit Bombing). It’s better than graffitti!

Ranging from simply decorative to ultra-ambitious, here are some very interesting yarn bombs and similar urban knitting projects:

There are tree-hugging yarn bombs:

Tree Yarn Bomb

And these cuties:

Crochet urban plant pot

Some get a little carried away:

Olek Yarn Bomb with Car and People

Others just want to brighten up the town:

Crochet Bench

 

Or feel at home:

Crochet Living room

Crochet Living room

 

A great way to express some fashion sense:

Knitted Suit for Sculpture

Some of these look like an April Fool’s Prank:

Crochet Bike

Can you imagine the possibilities? It takes lots of dedication and a bit of courage to get yourself out there. But this kind or art is certainly well appreciated out there.

Some of our favorite Knitting and Crochet artists are Olek ( with the car and people above) who creates anything from living spaces to full-on body suits and Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam who has created some jaw-dropping knitted large-scale playgrounds in various parts of the world!

Playgorund by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam

Playgorund by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam

So what do you say, are you ready to show your skill and artistic talent on the streets?

If you’re ready, we suggest you check out our YouTube channel for some very useful knitting and crochet video tutorials to get you going. We also have recommendations for ‘tools of mass construction.

They are also super useful to either get you started or to complete your knitting and crochet arsenal.

TYH Supplies Yarn in many colors

TYH Supplies Yarn in many colors

Complete Knitting Kit with Stainless Steel Needles

Complete Knitting Kit with Stainless Steel Needles

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Complete Crochet Kit

Complete Crochet Kit

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Overlapping Waves Shawl Knitting Pattern
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Sunny Placemat Knitting Pattern
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