and their followers consider their graffiti "a method of beautifying public space". However, such work is considered vandalism in some U.S. States. In 2006 the group decided to visit New York City, where they did their first large scale piece. Later that year, using more than of knitted material donated by volunteers of the crew's mailing list, they wrapped the top half of a Seattle monorail column. Knitta also called on others across the U.S. to get tagging and send in their images. For another large project, the group tagged all 25 trees in the median of Allen Parkway in Houston for the annual Art Car parade in May 2006, wrapping them in blankets measuring two feet tall by two and a half feet long. A year later, they were invited to the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, which caters to an edgy clientele, to tag a glass box featuring trendsetters' designs and concepts. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bergère de France, the first manufacturer of French yarn, the company invited Knitta to Paris to "revitalize urban landscapes with knitted pieces". While there, they also tagged the Notre Dame de Paris. Knitta's work has also been seen in London, Sydney, Rome, Milan, Prague, Sweden, Montreal, Mexico City, El Salvador, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and atop the Great Wall of China. References External links Knitta photo gallery Knitta blog Knitting Knitting organizations Public art in the United States Graffiti and unauthorised signage