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  • There are now yarn-bombing artists all over the world.

    Turning Knitting Into Art That Pops Rachel Emma Silverman 2011

  • Klubek's yarn-bombing adornments of presidential statues in Rapid City, South Dakota, and on state "Welcome To _!" signs along the Interstate highway system are considered elevated examples of the art form.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • One popular yarn-bombing target in Portland is a statue of former Mayor Vera Katz on the promenade beside the Willamette River.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Olek, the crocheting artist who uses colorful string as graffiti, shares her thoughts on yarn-bombing with a Park Slope documentarian.

    NYT > Home Page By CLYDE HABERMAN 2011

  • Graffiti knitting doesn't ever really feel organized, even in cities where it's all around you,'' said Karen McClellan, who lives in Boston but is the administrative assistant for Knitta Please in Texas, which has been credited with starting the yarn-bombing movement in 2005.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Returning for a moment to the idea of yarn-bombing - while returning from the mechanic's on Monday, I drove along East Cesar Chavez Street.

    statesman.com - Highschool 2010

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