Mystery knitters have struck again – this time in Carterton.
Sitting on a postbox next to the Asda filling station, a collection of knitted snowmen in woolly hats, a Christmas tree, Christmas pudding and a Santa have suddenly appeared.
A label attached says: “Spreading little Christmas cheer, hope to see you smile. Please leave me here for others to enjoy for a while. Facebook Postbox Toppers and Yarn Bombers.”
It is just the latest creation to have sprung up around Oxfordshire.
A crocheted orange and yellow octopus in Didcot was discovered last week.
Sitting on a post box in Sandringham Road, it had big wide eyes sitting on a blue knitted base resembling the ocean.
It was later decorated by other mystery knitters who added a variety of fish, a sea turtle, and a pink and blue jellyfish.
In May a postbox on Abingdon's Wootton Road was spotted sporting a blue knitted hat with bumblebees and flowers sewn on top.
Residents across the town praised the 'wonderful' and 'beautiful' idea.
Yarn bomber Debbie Richards with her Christmas postbox topper in Didcot. Picture by Ed Nix
Attached to the hat was a small note from the creator which read: "I hope I make you smile, so stop and look for a while, but please don't take me, it took so long to make me."
That was just two weeks after a letter box outside the Post Office on Downside Road in Risinghurst in Oxford was spotted wearing a 'hilarious' knitted hat.
A search of the internet found that one of the Oxfordshire ‘yarn bombers’ simply goes by the letter 'R'.
R is self-taught and created the Sandringham Road Octopus as well as a giant snail at Worcester Drive lamp post in Didcot.
When asked about the pieces, R said: “I create my pieces to distract people from the negativity in this world, and oh boy is there enough of that! If an individual pauses for a second and smiles, then my goal is met.”
The crocheter believes that fellow yarn-bombers not only enjoy making the pieces, but it is also a way to continue their craft and spread love to anyone that encounters them.
R said: “This is a gift to anyone who passes, which spreads more love than giving a gift to a single individual.
“A lot of us are disabled and may find it hard to do other tasks or connect with the outside world, but this hobby keeps us busy, useful and connected.”
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