Guerilla knitting, yarn bombing — call it what you like, but knit one, purl one is no longer the preserve of the WI. All over the city, people are whipping their needles out to make not just scarves and blankets, but snuggly covers for trees, railings, and even cars.
Knitted breakfast at Whitecross Street Party. Photo: Andrew Smith (2013)Knitted squares assembled to make a poem by Dylan Thomas at the Royal Festival Hall for National Poetry Day. Photo: Judy (2009)Child's bicycle with knitted cover in Tower Hill. Photo: Tony Avon (2011)Pushchair in Shoreditch. Photo: Tim Rich and Lesley KatonGuerilla knitting by the Thames in Greenwich. Photo: mdx (2012)Knitted taxi in Shoreditch. Photo: Romany WG (2011)Knitted bunting at Inner Temple Gardens. Photo: psyxjaw (2015)Yarn bombing in Hackney. Photo: Claude Crommelin (2012)Bollard hats in Greenwich. Photo: Ken (2013)Woolly mudguard. Photo: Steve Reed (2015)