Knittted flowers and even a woolly whale were left on Redcar promenade to mark International Yarnbombing Day
View gallery Gallery: Yarnbombers strike on Redcar seafront
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It looks like those nimble-fingered yarnbombers have been at it again - only this time, they’ve sprung up further along the coast.
Saltburn is the usual haunt for the so-called yarnbombers, who since 2011 have regularly - and mysteriously - left their knitted creations here, there and everywhere.
But anyone enjoying a stroll along Redcar’s new look promenade today will have come across an unexpected visitor attraction.
For strung along railings opposite the lifeboat station was a colourful collection of woolly flowers. And a label with them gave a big clue over the donors - “International Yarnbombing Day 2014.”
Dave Cocks, of Redcar RNLI, confirmed: “They weren’t there the night before, so they must have been left overnight. It was nice to see them there.”
Across the road at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum, however, an even quirkier donation had been left - a blue knitted whale, in homage to the whale jawbone on display there. And in case there was any doubt about what inspired it, the cuddly creature was tagged with a label “In remembrance of the whale!”
Museum chairman Fred Brunskill told the Gazette: “After we opened up, a young girl came in and told one of our lady volunteers they were starting yarnbombing in Redcar and they had something for us.
“She wouldn’t give any details, other than to say she was glad we were open so she could drop the whale off with us.
“We haven’t a clue who she was or where she was from, but she left the whale with us so we can display it, which we’re happy to do.”
The jawbone is from a 45ft sperm whale which died after being washed up on Redcar beach in May 2011.
Previous seaside-themed yarnbombs have included sunbathers, surfers, ice creams and lollies, fish and chips, a stick of rock, beach huts and a lighthouse.
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