01/06/2026
Stylecraft sponsored this fascinating project by the The Longest Yarn. We have had a delightful email from them which I hope they don't mind us sharing -
"I wanted to share with you one of the most remarkable pieces now standing inside The Longest Yarn here in Normandy — our life-size WWII Jeep.
The Jeep carcass itself was built by Ken Lewis, with Mike Forster alongside. Ken is well known for his work and expertise supplying historically accurate uniforms and vehicles for productions including Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan, so authenticity was incredibly important from the outset.
Once the structure was complete, our volunteer team then began the enormous task of transforming it entirely through knitting and crochet using Stylecraft yarn as the medium.
Every panel, wheel, seat and detail has been created stitch by stitch by our ladies using the wool you so generously supplied to us. What began as yarn has become a full-scale wartime vehicle which now stops visitors in their tracks inside our 12th-century Normandy church.
It really is a wonderful example of traditional craft being used to preserve and tell history in a completely different way."
For more information visit https://www.thelongestyarn.com/
