Those of you who’ve been following me for a while might remember these exciting events that occurred in the lives of staunch Athertonians.
The original episode featured a cute little tree frog.
The second time was a touch more sedate, with woolly balls being the feature.
Now the phantom yarn-bomber has struck again. But, not one person I spoke to has noticed any of these terrorist attacks! Yarn bombing can be a lonely career, it seems.
I’m tempted to put an ad in the local paper, to see if I can make the acquaintance of the Mystery Bomber.
Hello World 
LOL. I love it! 😀
LikeLike
It’s such a nice, quirky thing to happen in this little town.
LikeLike
It is, I agree.
LikeLike
Very pretty! Haven’t seen any more at San Samuele. (Hm – thinks… Were you in Venice last year when I saw the yarn-bombing there??)
It is the men who knit in Norway – my university tutor had a Norwegian wife & an array of impressive jumpers knitted by his father in law. Maybe something to do with being fishermen, maybe – knitting when the weather’s too bad to go to sea?
LikeLike
No, I missed seeing that, Caroline.
There are quite a number of sites with some of the history of knitting, here’s just one of them, to look at once school is finished for the year. Knitting goes back a long time, it seems. http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEAThistory101.html
LikeLike
It’s more that I was wondering if it was linked to your presence! One of the mooring posts for the ex traghetto jetty was wrapped – orange, I think it was.
LikeLike
I’m innocent, Your Honour!
LikeLike
Yvonne, remember the “knitter” from Red Dog? Ralph isn’t far off about the men knitting. Can’t assume it’s women in this day and age.
LikeLike
What a great idea. Get everyone doing it as a tourist attraction ❤
LikeLike
Right, all the Knit-Whits of Dismal Swamp, unite. ❤
LikeLike
What’s the population of Dismal Swamp ? Excluding frogs, roos etc.
LikeLike
According to Google:
In the 2011 Census the population of Atherton is 7,287 and is comprised of 53.4% females and 46.6% males.
Thriving metropolis, it is!
LikeLike
Wow. That’s a lot of knitters !! What will the women do while the men are knitting ? 😉
LikeLike
Chop wood, hew stuff, tote things 🙂
LikeLike
Hopefully we will see those lions in hats and sweaters soon! Get knitting Yvonne.
LikeLike
I don’t know about hats, they’d have to be like baby bonnets, with ties.
LikeLike
I saw more than a few lions in Venice with Santa hats perched atop their heads over last Christmas.
But if they are meant to stay on baby bonnets might be it.
LikeLike
You know Y, it wouldn’t surprise me if YOU were the yarn bomber! You certainly possess the creativity and talent. Then there is that adventurous side…
LikeLike
It has crossed my tiny mind, Susie. I have my eyes on a couple of little lions who guard the entry to the Lions Park; they look cold in this winter weather. 🙂
LikeLike
I can just imagine this person dressed in black with a headlamp in the dark of night armed only with knitting needles and a crochet hook completing the installation.
Really? People don’t notice these? Must be like the folks here with their eyes glued to their (not so ) Smart Phones!
LikeLike
I like the planning that goes into this, Michelle. The 3 installations have all been so well fitted to the circumference of the pole, so whoever does them has taken measurements.
LikeLike
How can people not notice? – they’re so cool.
LikeLike
It’s on the median strip, right at an intersection, so most people would be (hopefully) watching the traffic. But, not even the shopkeepers right there had noticed any of the versions, Darlene.
LikeLike
Perhaps Atherton should invest in surveillance cameras in order to capture who is responsible for these nefarious deeds. 😉
LikeLike
I’ll put it to our mayor, and see what she says, Susie! 😉
LikeLike