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If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you’ve probably witnessed the work of guerilla knitters who have taken to wrapping their creations around public property

DON’T BE surprised if you see a tree or lamp post near you wearing a new woolly jumper. Urban knitting – the latest form of “polite graffiti” – has been taking off around the world, and is starting to appear here.