Amber and Matt Ball and seven-year-old son James spot a woolly row of crowns, one of a number of jubilee-themed banners strung, Banksy-style, around town lamp posts by an anonymous team of knitters.
For: NNN
Date: 07/06/2012
Photo: karen bethell
Yarn bombers celebrate jubilee with knitted crowns in Sheringham
By DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP, Reporter
Monday, June 4, 2012
5:44 PM
An anonymous team of nimble-fingered yarn bombers surprised townsfolk in Sheringham today (Monday) with a jubilee-themed treat.
Amber and Matt Ball and seven-year-old son James spot a woolly row of crowns, one of a number of jubilee-themed banners strung, Banksy-style, around town lamp posts by an anonymous team of knitters;
Photo credit: Karen Bethell.A woolly row of knitted crowns were wrapped Banksy-style, around the lamp posts at random locations in the town centre.
The knitting group - who wanted to remain anonymous - dubbed themselves “The Loops”.
A spokesman from the group said: “We wanted to make people smile and bring ‘yarn sprinkling’ to the town.”
Yarn bombing - or sprinkling - is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.
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3 comments
that should be orf, pa !!
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Double Bill
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Great to see in Sheringham. Well done ninja knitters, our streets need a bit of colour.
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nr26
Monday, June 4, 2012
Get "OFF" their backs. This should be encouraged. Just suggest a time limit for the displays
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Pa Snipps
Monday, June 4, 2012