Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

A look at Cosby Yarnbomb 2024 with it`s theme of Fun & Games, Mischief & Mayhem. My film of the Cosby Yarnbomb 2024 comes in three distinct sections. Starting with sports, including the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but first off to the Tour De France where a Knitted life sized rider has the yellow jersey, next we see Team GB diver Tom Daley represented in knitted form and asking "How Are You ?". There are flags strung all around the village giving a French feel to this Leicestershire village, we see the Eiffel tower, a swimming competition and no games would be complete without the flame burning away. Next we move onto Computer games with Kirby, Sonic and Minecraft characters all in knitted form. Pikachu and friends sit under a tree and the plants and Zombies are about to start another Vs match. Back to the Nook and it's all the fun of the fairground with Clowns, wacky mirrors and even a chance to have your fortune read by the resident fortune teller. The galloping...

The village of Barwell in Leicestershire has been yarnbombed* by a group of Knitters (Barwell Knutty Knitters) lead by Lesley Waldron. The group of knitters took 18+ months to create the works which feature a variety of topics from a well stocked aquarium in a local garage window to a tree dressed as a green and red parrot. Look out for the bees nest in a tree but don`t worry about their sting these bees are made of wool. How many things can you spot ?. *YarnBombing is the practice of covering various street furniture etc in knitted works with the aim of brightening up an area.