Knitta – urban knitting graffiti
Posted on 04. Oct, 2007 by Jonathan Cherry in Uncategorized
Grannies are taking back the streets by tagging urban furniture with their knitting.
Knitta began in August 2005, when the soon-to-be-Knittas were
discussing their frustration over unfinished knitting projects:
half-knitted sweaters and balls of yarn gathering dust. That afternoon,
they knitted their first door handle. Then it dawned on them… a tag crew
of knitters, bombing the inner city with vibrant, stitched works of
art, wrapped around everything from beer bottles on easy nights to
public monuments and utility poles on more ambitious outings.
Who knew that granny’s hobby would go so ‘underground’.
Like guerrilla gardening, this is another great example of ‘urban self expression’. Having a blog or a Facebook account seems like a kinda lazy form of social networking compared to this.
More: About Knitta
Photos: Knitta Please – Flickr
Previously: It’s a fine evening for a spot of guerrilla gardening – Cherryflava
6 Responses to “Knitta – urban knitting graffiti”
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Zelia
25. Sep, 2008
uau! amazing photos!
pinkly
19. Oct, 2008
Because covering lamposts and mailboxes is better than donating squares for blankets or knitting caps for newborns. :/
MariecusBruyn
01. Dec, 2008
Ow, I just love the socks of the mailbox!
Maybe I’ll knit some legg-warmers for my own
pickletheripper
13. Aug, 2009
pinkly….donating squares for blankets and knitting newborn caps is great. but does that mean no one should do this tagging? if you look at things that way, probably half of the things one does are not worth while. my guess is that you’ve never watched a movie, went to an art exhibit, listened to music, or spent time just sitting outside, or read articles on the internet about knitting because all of that time/money could have been spent doing nothing but charity work.
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Jackie
16. Apr, 2010
I have un done knitting that Now has a possibility of making someone smile. None of this undone knitting could be made for anyone to actually wear. One is a Christmas stocking that I tried to turn into a red and blue dog sweater, that never got done.
I could wrap some really boring pole with my red and light blue and make a happy moment!
I did receive knitting for my kids when I was dirt poor and those people are angels.
So I am for both of these. some people cannot knit mittens that fit right but they might fit a rail somewhere!