Keep an eye out when you go to send those Christmas lists off to Santa, because postboxes across Britain have been struck with a mystery infestation of knitted mice, snowmen and even gingerbread men, all left by ‘yarn-bombers’.
Several groups of crafters with festive ideas have been gathering to use their crochet hooks and knitting needles. They then gathered in the middle of the night to place their creations across the country.
They are a secret society of Hertford crafters who created 42 Christmas scenes throughout the county.
A spokeswoman for the close-knit group, who formed in 2017, says: ‘It feels rather naughty for us ladies of a certain age to be going out in the dark, yarn-bombing postboxes.’
According to 160 members of the group, each bauble measures approximately 24in diameter. It took them 584 hours on average to create.

In order to spread Christmas cheer, ‘yarnbombers’ gave Christmas topper to Post Boxes across Britain.

Scene from Knitting: A warm reception is extended to the baby Jesus in Northwich (Chery).

Several crafters were seen working together to create their masterpieces. Treemendous – Bollards in Breaston and Derbys


Festive companions: A postbox in St Albans (left), and a Luton crocheted shirt (right).

A spokeswoman for the close-knit group, who formed in 2017, says the women feel ‘rather naughty to be going out in the dark, yarn-bombing postboxes’. Warwickshire


Box on Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans and one by Jan Gibson, Wallington, Surrey

Pictured is a happy scene at the top of Marshalls Drive, St Albans

Secret Society of Hertford Crafters, who are prolific at creating festive scenes in their area, have made 42 of the best postbox toppers. Pictured is a postbox at the St Albans clock tower.


It is beginning to look more like Christmas. West Malling in Kent and Charmouth Road in St Albans