The figures were part of a display on top of a post box in Rayleigh High Street, installed by members of The Craft Club Yarnbombers on 17 December. Member Helen Thomas said whoever removed the two figures had unpicked them "very carefully".
The 20cm (8in) high Mary took "more than a week to make" and her theft has left her creator 'very upset'. "Perhaps somebody saw them and thought they'd make nice toys," Mrs Thomas said of the characters. A new crocheted Mary and Jesus have now replaced the stolen items.
This year, Craft Club placed four Christmas-themed yarn bombs on post boxes around south Essex, including in Leigh-on-Sea and Chalkwell. The yarn bombs are raising money for the Castle Point Association for Voluntary Services.
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