Who’s Behind the Knitted Animals in San Francisco’s Civic Center?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Some have called yarn bombing a feminist response to graffiti. Meet the sisters behind one of San Francisco's most prominent displays. Reported by Suzie Racho. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Carly Severn, David Weir, Katie McMurran and Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	San Francisco's Civic Center is always something of an urban jungle.
0:08.0	But right now, things are on a whole new level.
0:12.0	In the trees near City Hall Hall you'll find lizards with leopard spots,
0:16.4	brown fuzzy otters, and giraffes licking branches with their long pink tongues.
0:23.0	But these animals aren't real, of course.
0:26.0	They're knitted, made entirely of yarn,
0:30.0	and they are adorable.
0:32.0	Robin D'Rge is a retired nurse who And they are adorable.
0:32.9	Robin Duryea is a retired nurse who's lived in San Francisco for 43 years.
0:37.9	I like walking around and looking up
0:45.0	up and finds wonderful surprises above street level like the two-knit
0:49.4	octopie she spotted on a recent walk from Bart.
0:52.1	Which brings us to Robin's question.
0:55.0	What is the story behind the knitted creatures around the trees in Civic Center?
1:02.0	This is the Bay Curious Podcast.
1:06.0	I'm Olivia Allen Price.
1:08.0	This week we unravel the whimsical world of Civic Center Midid Wildlife.
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