London Yarn Bombing: ’ÄúMy yarn is as bad ass as your spray can’Äù

There's been guerilla art, guerilla gardening, and in part of London,the tapestry needle has replaced the new spray can.

"Guerilla knitting spins the idea of grandmas, moth balls, and too-long sleeves in an unexpected direction that leaves passers by dipped in thoughts of art, graffiti, sweet little old ladies, and daring deeds", explains Lauren O'Farrell, UK Yarn Bomber and co-founder of Stitch and Bitch.

Knitting graffiti isn't new. Tag crews of knitters have been dressing up inner cities for years; stalking the streets with oversized handbag of pre-knit tubes and strips, combining the subversive nervous energy of common "vandalism" with the banal, inoffensive time-honoured act of pearl one, knit two.

For more information, check out: Purl Interrupted, Knitta Please and Stitch and Bitch.