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| Rainbow Yarnstorm in Rowntree Park, York |
You may remember, back in April, I told you all about the Friends of Rowntree Park Craft Group's plans for a Rainbows for Rowntree Park Yarnstorm and how you could join in. Well, thanks to everyone who did because the yarnstorm is now on display in the park and looks fantastic! The display is a big thank you to the NHS, carers, key workers and anyone who has helped others throughout the last few months. The rainbows are also a celebration of the park itself which has been a special place for many, especially recently! And it's to celebrate the Park's 99th birthday. Rainbows are a symbol of hope and in some ways that was why the Park was created - to symbolise a hopeful future for the people of York.
Firstly, there's a truly magnificent gigantic rainbow yarnstorm on the tennis court fence. It's a collage of knitted, crocheted and stitched squares.
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| Rainbow Yarnstorm Detail |
On top of these squares there's extra interest added in the form of flowers and other stuff. See if you can spot the frog, the car and the whale!
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| Check out some of the extra decorations |
It even looks good from the back...
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| Back View |
Fun facts - did you know there are 86 red squares, 77 orange, 64 yellow, 55 green, 42 blue and indigo and 49 violet. That's more than 370 altogether! The whole display was made by over 40 people, from primary school age to over 90, from all over the city and further afield.
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| Rainbow Bench |
You can even sit on the rainbow bench and have your photo taken which quite a lot of people were doing when I was there. It seems to be proving very popular!
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| Lots of people like the yarnstorm |
You can then move on to see the individual rainbows which are hanging in the arbour. Here's a sneaky peak...
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| Rainbows in the Arbour |
and a bit more detail...
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| Rainbows in the Arbour |
Don't forget to take a look at the display board by the cafe...
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| Display board by the cafe |
because there's alot of interesting rainbows and rainbow coloured pieces there too!
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| Detail from the Noticeboard |
The Friends of Rowntree Park Craft Group hope to keep the yarnstorm up until the end of August so you've got plenty of time to take a look. Why not take a pic of yourself with the rainbow and post it to social media with the hashtag #RainbowsforRowntreePark.
Thanks to the Friends of Rowntree Park Craft Group and all who took part for such a fabulous display!
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