eg ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁starting ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Kn it ▁the ▁City ▁are ▁a ▁prominent ▁group ▁of ▁gra ff iti ▁kn it ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Y arn ▁bom bers ▁sometimes ▁target ▁existing ▁pieces ▁of ▁gra ff iti ▁for ▁beaut ification . ▁For ▁instance , ▁Dave ▁Cole ▁is ▁a ▁contemporary ▁sculpt ure ▁artist ▁who ▁pract iced ▁kn itting ▁as ▁gra ff iti ▁for ▁a ▁large - scale ▁public ▁art ▁installation ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Arts ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁v andal ized ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁its ▁completion . ▁A ▁new ▁movie , ▁shot ▁by ▁a ▁Tas man ian ▁film maker ▁on ▁a ▁set ▁made ▁almost ▁entirely ▁out ▁of ▁y arn , ▁was ▁partially ▁inspired ▁by ▁" kn itted ▁gra ff iti ". ▁ ▁Char ity ▁Kn itting ▁gar ments ▁for ▁free ▁distribution ▁to ▁others ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁theme ▁in ▁modern ▁history . ▁ ▁Kn it ters ▁made ▁so cks , ▁swe aters , ▁scar ves , ▁mitt ens , ▁glo ves , ▁and ▁h ats ▁for ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Crime a , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁Bo er ▁Wars ; ▁this ▁practice ▁continued ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁and ▁continues ▁for ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Ira q ▁ ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁In ▁these ▁historical ▁projects , ▁y arn ▁companies ▁often ▁provided ▁kn itting ▁patterns ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁various ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁services ; ▁they ▁were