jillianbausch
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Yes! Nice photoLike these? I saw a bunch as well. No idea if there's any meaning to it. View attachment 152500
They brought a smile to this pilgrim!I think that they are meant to bring smiles to those who pass them.
God! (Is that allowed?) Have I finally met someone with an Aunt Edna?‘Granny squares’ - found pretty much worldwide.
We (along with millions of others I’m sure) have several blankets at home made of these squares. In our case they came from my Aunt Edna.
Did she call you "Possum"?In our case they came from my Aunt Edna.
God! (Is that allowed?) Have I finally met someone with an Aunt Edna?
I’ve been called many things, I’m reasonably certain that nobody has ever called me ‘possum’.Did she call you "Possum"?
The day after world Knit in Public DayYarn Bombing Day is celebrated on June 11.
It looks cool .
oh there was one like that here too! i wonder is there a pattern book?Happened here in Wales too. This one was in Llanelli shortly before Christmas!
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define cool.Yarn Bombing Day is celebrated on June 11.
It looks cool .
To paraphrase Ogden Nash.I have been wondering since I walked the Frances last fall about this. Along the road outside of El Burgo Ranero there are crocheted afghans wrapped around the trees, several trees. Does anyone know why they are there?
My mother’s name was Edna but she was never an aunt to anyone.God! (Is that allowed?) Have I finally met someone with an Aunt Edna?
Beautiful work! Lovely photo.Outside the former albergue in Alpriate, so I guess they do it in Portugal as well. This was several years ago. At least it was white and after all that work, the colors wouldn't fade!! A bit more effort than Granny Squares! Fringes even!
Wow,I'm so glad that someone else owned up to not knowing what an afghan was(in this context) I was fearing a story about lynchingGosh, I clicked into this topic thinking Spain is building treehouses for Afghanistan pilgrims and get faced with tree blankets and Aunt Edna. This forum is full of surprises.
Lovely yarn bomb, btw
Ok , it looks cool but it's also illegale.define cool.
it was popular for a while where i live.
on lampposts too.
certainly didn’t look cool after a few weeks in all weathers.
Ok , it looks cool but it's also illegale.
When I saw the thread title my first mental image was about long-haired dogs....In NZ Afghans are choc biscuits with choc icing and a walnut on top.
Here in Ireland, there’s a poetry trail in Galway city, of two dozen bronze and limestone plaques, each inscribed with a poem inspired by the site. The one relevant to this thread reads ‘Make Visible the Tree’. (It’s drawing attention to the site of the former Magdalen laundry.) What did the trees on the Camino do to deserve the cover up?To paraphrase Ogden Nash.
I think that I shall never see crochet as lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the crochet fall, I'll never see a tree at all.
It's called yarn bombing. At least that's what we call it near me. And yup, it's for no other reason than to bring a smile to those who see them. Just before Covid, on the Camino Portuguese we found the entire plaza had been done by the local school children of the village. Great way for them to show off their new skills!!I have been wondering since I walked the Frances last fall about this. Along the road outside of El Burgo Ranero there are crocheted afghans wrapped around the trees, several trees. Does anyone know why they are there?
The one relevant to this thread reads ‘Make Visible the Tree’. (It’s drawing attention to the site of the former Magdalen laundry.) What did the trees on the Camino do to deserve the cover up?
Peter, have you lost your sense of humor? Of course it's legal.Ok , it looks cool but it's also illegale.
Who needs police on the ground, when Internet People are so keen on enforcing rules?
I don't lost my sense off humor but in some cases over here it's illegale.Peter, have you lost your sense of humor? Of course it's legal.
Ah, OK, that's more precise.in some cases over here it's illegale.
'Technically' carries a lot of weight here. Police in lots of places have been turning a blind eye to this since it began. And even (as some posters here have described) encouraging it.Just please keep in mind that yarn bombing is technically illegal in some jurisdictions, so it would be wise to check your local legislation on the matter before creating a yarn bomb installation in a public space.
Love this thread and am learning a lot about somethng I knew nothing about. I have skimmed through the photos, but will be reading the whole article.but wait, there's more world-wide...
http://www.whodunnknit.com/graffiti_knits_explained/
In Spain?Ok , it looks cool but it's also illegale.
No, of course not, as Rebekah said. Peter made a blanket statement, leaving out the 'sometimes' part until questioned.In Spain?
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Wow,I'm so glad that someone else owned up to not knowing what an afghan was(in this context) I was fearing a story about lynching
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