Since street art has begin to effect many sub-cultures, yarn enthusiasts from all over have taken their craft and brought it to the streets, making koozies for urban objects, or simply just crocheting a form and installing it outside. Koozies (cozys) are known to be the snug-fitting foam slips that bottles are cans are placed in to keep them cold. This has been translated into yarn and the potential for koozying objects is unlimited, and has been used on: bikes, padlocks, street signs, poles, etc... The visual aesthetics of koozied objects is very warm and lighthearted and usually leaves viewers with a laugh or smile, at least. It doesn't damage property and therefore isn't considered graffiti, though the city board believes it to be illegal in terms of littering. Here are some nice koozies:
Can't get enough? Well, you're in luck. There's a whole website dedicated to this stuff. Here it is: http://www.yarnbombing.com/
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