Jakobsstern [Göttingen, Germany]

My second yarn bombing for the beautiful city of Göttingen, Germany! Close to the church of St Jacob, downtown Göttingen, there is a sculpture of St Jacob with a pilgrim's staff for which I decided to knit something. I wanted to make something simple with modest colors, but also a nice pattern. My choice fell on a jacquard pattern of a star ("Stern" in German), in blue with a grey background.

I measured the circumference of the pilgrim's staff, because that was the spot I wanted my knitting to hang. After finnishing my knitting, it had the right width, but I felt the height was too big. My idea was not to cover half of the pilgrim's staff, but just to add a small detail. Therefore, I chose thinner yarn and began all over again. And indeed, my second try finally met my expectations. I'm sure I'll find another nice place where I can put the bigger one, too! ;-)
The bottom on the picture above shows both knittings: The one with the thicker wool on the left side and the second one which I chose to hang up on the right.
Also, I didn't put any label with my blogspot adress on this knitting because I didn't want to give the impression that I was advertising my own blog with this yarn bombing. Instead I want to show my appreciation to this nice place downtown and my respect for the sculpture as a beautiful piece of art.

It was already dark when I put it up, but I had the chance to come back the next day to make some more pictures in daylight. Unfortunately, the knitting is a little bit too wide so the top part is rolling up slightly. Maybe I can come back soon and tighten it up a little bit.

Since I put up my knittings and then have to leave them behind I seldom get to see the reaction of people when they find it. So always feel free to make comments here and give feedback about what you think! :-) Thanks!