Around cities facing frigid temperatures this winter, you might notice ‘bundled-up’ tree trunks and branches. The reason might surprise you.
![scarves tied around a tree](https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2016/11/tree-scarf-double-700x470.jpg)
In a year fraught with celebrity passings and political rancor, it’s nice to have something, well, nice to write about.
Individuals and organizations across the country are knitting, crocheting, and emptying their closets of scarves, hats, and mittens. Anonymous do-gooders distribute these welcomed warmers in a unique manner: they tie them around trees throughout cities and parks.
‘Yarn-Bombing’
No one knows when or where the trend first appeared, but good samaritans began dangling their darned donations in earnest in the last few years.