Crocheted King Charles turns up in the hometown of Harry Styles ahead of Coronation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA giant crocheted King Charles has appeared in a pretty Cheshire village ahead of the Coronation of Charles III on May 6. While Holmes Chapel might be known as the boyhood home town of former One Direction heart-throb Harry Styles, residents in the quaint village are hoping to make it known for its yarn bombing activities.
And going all out to prove that it can be done, a local collective of knitters have created a 7ft crocheted model of King Charles, surrounded by animals and gardening tools, reports Cheshire Live.
The intricate collection of crocheted Coronation decorations have been created by 29 members of the Holmes Chapel Yarn Bombers who worked individually for "hundreds and hundreds of hours" to create the impressive display. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community It's not the first the residents of Holmes Chapel have taken up their knitting needles for a royal event.
Last year, yards and yards of knitted flags, bunting, bollard covers, Queens and corgis took over the village centre in the full colours of red, white and blue ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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