Yarn Graffiti

I had a walk at St. Eriksgatan in Stockholm, where I found several public items covered with colourfull half-knitted cloth. After some research I discovered the purpose and people behind the happenings.

In August 2005 a group of friends in the States "started to discuss their frustration over unfinished knitting projects: half-knitted sweaters and balls of yarn gathering dust [...] 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" (Knitta).


Today you will find several of knitting groups all over the world with a similar purpose of making the town more beautiful and expanding horizons. Masquerade is doing the same thing in Stockholm. They’ve even created a convenient Masquerade tourist map. There you will find the illegal street art, Knitting Graffity, around Stockholm.