Caravan cosy pulls wool over showgoers' eyes
A yarn-bombed vintage caravan was one of the highlights of this year's Sydney Royal Easter ShowA cute 1950s caravan wrapped in a pink woollen jumper was the unexpected star of the Sydney Royal Easter Show held over the recent long week-end.
The Woolmark Company and Country Style magazine commissioned NSW-based Nundle Woollen Mill, one of the last operating spinning mills in the country, to do the project, which took eight female knitters, five weeks and 1100 balls of wool to complete.
Looking like a giant tea cosy, the unusual attraction was a big hit at the annual Easter event, with some people claiming it was the best thing at the show according to an ABC Rural report.
However, the owners of the vintage caravan, who regularly take it on trips towed behind an FJ Holden, now want it back. So the Nundle Woollen Mill is considering finding a replacement so the yarn-bombed van can be put on permanent display at the mill, which is located about five hours’ drive north of Sydney.
The pink woolly example at the Easter Show is one of the latest examples of yarn-bombing, a craze where every day, often mundane objects, from light-poles to mailboxes or even cars, are wrapped in knitted, sewn or crocheted yarns.
It’s not the first caravan to be yarn-bombed, however, as a multi-coloured, patch-worked example (also pictured) illustrates.
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