Knitta Please - Graffiti Artists

[nangnangnj]

Anyone seen / heard of this group?
They do knit graffiti or 'guerilla knitting' covering stuff from parking meters, car antennas, bins, whatever in knitting...
There was a heap of buzz about them in the media last year but as yet I've never spotted anything myself...has anyone here seen anything?

 

[gius]

you mean seen these things in real life?
Not myself , but here's their website ... http://www.knittaplease.com/KNITTA_PLEASE.html

There's a crocheted (computer) mouse cord I have ... but I was the one who did it and it's in my apartment

Oh & here's a Guerrilla Knitting group on flickr I know I have seen this before, but it wasn't called knitta please, so maybe there are many variations/groups

 

[nangnangnj]

Yeah that's the one, I checked out their website awhile back.
I just bought this book 'Knitknit - profiles and projects from knitting's new wave', on a recent trip to the V&A. Anyway they had Knitta's profile in it...
I've seen so many cool things in photos but I really want to see something in the street (I'm thinking I'll have to do it myself ) So yeah I was wondeing if anyone had seen anything for real...
Guis, I really wanna see your crotcheted mouse cord!!! Photo pls

 

[nangnangnj]

LOL I'm going through my library atm and found my Knit Knit book, if you love knit, buy it!!! Author: Sabrina Gschwandtner.
Below is the profile of Knitta (the graffiti group) which even features a pattern for a 'Preppy Car Antenna Cozy'...there are so many fantastic profiles in this book...
The last picture is a dress/gown made from Aran sweaters by an artist Mandy McIntosh (the picture is actually a still from a film she did in 1996 called 'Donkey Skin', anyone seen it?)

For knit artists everywhere!!

 

[seahorseinstripe]

OMG just read this! such a fantastic idea!!! i love knitting, i've been knitting since i was 13