A first class Easter... all stitched up!
And with these crocheted themed 'hats' for post boxex, is it the cutest craze of all?
IT Is the clandestine crochet craze that has brought joy to communities in lockdown.
In the dead of night, crafty folk, with nicknames including the Caped Crocheter and the Crochet Guerrilla, have been creeping out of their homes to put colourful woolly hats on pillar boxes. And as these pictures show, the idea has gone national.
Initially decorated with rainbows to support the work of the NHs at the start of the pandemic, so-called post box toppers have since emerged with Christmas scenes, or to celebrate special occasions, such as Valentine’s Day. Now creations heralding the start of spring and Easter have been popping up on street corners.
From Clacton to Cornwall new decorations have appeared with songbirds, daffodils or Easter chicks, bunnies and eggs.
One Facebook group, called Random Acts of Crochet Kindness, in which members leave handmade flowers, teddy bears or other animals on park benches or doorsteps for strangers to find, has accumulated more than 26,000 crochet-mad members.
Ruth Walker, spokesman for the Crochet society said droves had turned to crocheting and other crafts in the pandemic. ‘It relieves stress, helps anxiety and provides mindfulness because people have to concentrate on something other than their worries,’ she said.
‘The pillar box craze has been lovely, especially for children who want to walk around towns to see them. Covid has really given all crafters the opportunity to shine.’