Not for them, the two tone sleeveless sweater, the bobble hat or the fingerless woolly glove.

Calling themselves sonofastitch, loopdogg, the notorious NIT and P knitty, these needle wielders are re-inventing knitting as an art form – and bombing inner citys with vibrant, stitched works of art, wrapped around everything from beer bottles to public monuments and telephone poles.

It’s a quirky idea but like Eminem and potholing or Pat Kenny and rap battling, knitting and trendy just don’t go together and these nimble knitter escapades are hard to take too seriously. In fact, it all sounds like a bit of a yarn.