You turn your back for a moment and strange things pop up all over the place. I'd not been in town for a couple of weeks (yes it's possible to live without the delights of Hull) so it was a bit of surprise to find kitted fishes adorning the buildings and what can only be called woollen condoms for the Maritime Museum's guns. The reason for all this madness: '
Follow the Herring' celebrating the old east coast herring fishing industry. A major feature is the knitting of a '
coat for a boat' which you can see below, as I say they get up to all sorts when you're not looking ...
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| 14th century font full of fish |
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| Coat for a boat |
That is so strange, but fun! I especially like the church font with fish, lol!
ReplyDeleteThis is yarn bombing with a purpose. I like when cities get all whimsical and fun. Mine doesn't ever do that. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThat's a step above yarn bombing!
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