Yarn bombers 'amazed' by six-foot World Cup trophy

Yarn bombers have said they are "amazed" with the creation of a replica six-foot high (1.82 metre) World Cup trophy in Nottinghamshire.

The crocheted feature was erected prior to the start of the tournament by around "50 regulars" from the Yarnbombing Stapleford group, one of the organisers, Sue Paterson said.

Paterson, 54, said the base of the trophy was made of "granny squares", with stuffed gloves wrapped around a paper mache ball.

Postbox toppers representing teams in the tournament have also been dotted about the town by the group.

Paterson said Yarnbombing Stapleford was created after the Covid-19 pandemic to "start bringing people back together".

"Each year we look what events are coming up and obviously we knew the World Cup was coming up this year," she said.

"We try and do four different themes each year."

Paterson said it took about three months to put together a project and that "50 regulars" attended weekly crochet classes and were involved in the creation of the trophy near the banking hub in town.

She said: "We were all amazed.

"When it all comes together and it's put out we are all like: 'Wow'.

"When we get nice reactions from the community it just makes all the effort worthwhile.

"The town take ownership, so they are really quite protective over stuff.

"We've not lost many of our creations and people tend to respect it.

"The majority of people love what we do."

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