Arts; Yarn bombing: The worldwide web of knit graffiti, from N.J. to Dubai. Published: ; May. 16, 2013, 10:08 a.m.

Now in its eighth year, the much-loved community art project has returned to the town centre, delighting residents and visitors alike with a vibrant trail of crocheted bollard covers. This year’s ...

"That's kind of the beauty of yarn bombing—it's temporary," says Beth Baldwin, 40, an arts coordinator who adorned a sign-less brown-brick bar in 2011 with knitted pink and red hearts.

The yarn bombing movement can be traced bto Magda Sayeg and her guerilla knitting group, Knitta Please, founded in 2005 in Houston. Since then, yarn bombing has gone global, ...

How one yarn bomber is redefining street art 04:35. A crafty kind of graffiti is popping up in all sorts of unlikely places. Critics of graffiti in general might call it vandalism.

Yarn bombers use leftover or sturdy acrylic yarn for their craft. This pole near the Lakewood Branch Library is covered in swirls of pink, burgundy and cream, with sassy fringed pom-poms. Austin ...

Yarn-bombing is just the latest attempt to refashion the neighborhood as an affordable place for those who dance, sing, sculpt, paint — or knit. In 1986, there was only a dance theater.

Yarn-bombing is like grandmotherly graffiti; instead of tagging a building with spray paint, yarn-bombers leave their mark with knitted objects. The movement has been gaining momentum.

Yarn bombing is generally considered a positive, temporary way for artists to express themselves without damaging property. In the social media threads discussing the theft, ...

I’m a “yarn bomber,” which means I decorate outdoor spaces with crochet. But I can’t stand “yarn bombing.” The phrase unnerves me, because the word “bomb” obliterates the good will ...