Leiden Gets Yarn Bombed...

I was glad my friend Deb could join me for the day at the Leiden Liberation Celebration, which is held every year on October 3 to commemorate the liberation from Spain in 1574. We wandered through the carnival and market and enjoyed people watching. When we crossed the main canal on our way to lunch, we were surprised to find that the bridge had been yarn bombed. I wasn’t familiar with the practice, but Deb was. Apparently, this form of temporary graffiti began in Holland in 2004 and has since spread around the world. We were especially impressed that these dedicated crafters must have used boats to set up most of their knitted “street art.”