Lauren O'Farrell

Lauren O'Farrell

Lauren O'Farrell
Born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Pen name Deadly Knitshade
Occupation Author, Artist
Genre knitting, craft, street art
Website
www.whodunnknit.com

Lauren O'Farrell (born June 1977), also known as Deadly Knitshade, is an English author and artist. She is best known for playing a major part in the beginnings of the UK graffiti knitting street art scene,[1] creating the Stitch London craft community[2] and founding graffiti knitting and craft collective Knit the City.

As a graffiti knitting street artist she is attributed with creating the term 'yarnstorming'[3] as a less violent alternative to the popular yarnbombing in graffiti knitting and the creation of the 'stitched story' style of graffiti knitting[4] using amigurumi and handmade objects to create a themed artwork rather than the traditional cosy.

Lauren creates her art under the Whodunnknit label and works and lives in London.

Books

References

  1. Costa, Maggie (April 20, 2010). "The graffiti knitting epidemic". The Guardian. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  2. "Deadly Knitshade: ‘get out there and use the world as your art gallery’". The Guardian. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. "Knitting but not as we know it". BBC. June 13, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  4. "London's graffiti knitters". Telegraph. May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.

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