Yarnstorming, the less-violent and more eco-friendly name for knitting graffiti, sees the bar raised again as hooking hero Howie Woo storms Vancouver and cheers up some rather damp Vancouverites with his Stringing in the rain yarnstorm.
Howie, whose Woo Work website is a treasure trove of crochet gold, chose to yarnstorm the Davie Village Community Garden. The site was yarnstormed last summer by Jessica Glesby, and his theme was his pride in the Vancouver rain and his fine city.
You can see more photos and a video of the yarnstorm on Howie's blog.
Howie also gives a nod to rainy day stitchers and UK yarnstorming pioneers Knit the City in his comments too. All yarnstorming being one under the cloudy sky. It's no longer about wrapping bits of the city in yarn. Stories and statements in stitching are taking things to a new level.
Fourteen fabulous raindrop cats and dogs, which each took about four hours to make, now dangle from above as rainswept pedestrains sweep by. Leaving them with a smile and Howie with the honour of bringing woolly sunshine to the city.
