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Awesome yarn bombing

Awesome yarn bombing

Posted by | May 20, 2011 | | 2

I was reading the New York Times times yesterday and came across an interesting article about pretty cool yarn bombing.  I wanted to share this article with everyone.  Very interesting to see how a little yarn can make even the strangest things look great. A really cool video on A Woolly Trend Is this Grandma Graffiti or the newest trend of creative expression? How about your thoughts? Here are some great photo’s from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, of Rocky Balboa and others as well. Fashion & Style, a unique way to express yourself. What will you...

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Helping others in need

Helping others in need

Posted by | May 19, 2011 | | 1

I just received an email about a local knitting and crochet group from,  Gods Love of Newton.  This wonderful group of woman knit garments to help those who are less fortunate than they are.  Plymouth Yarn Company donated  Encore Worsted to help these ladies help...

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A little something for Mom

A little something for Mom

Posted by | May 5, 2011 | | 0

Mother’s day is just around the corner, and what wonderful day it is to celebrate your Mother, Grandmother and any mother figure that may be in your life.   My husband has been asking me for over a week what do I want for mother’s day?  So for days I wondered what gift could you give to that special woman in your life to show her how much she is loved?  Hugs and kisses form our little ones are truly the best gift ever!   Then it dawned on me, a hand knitted hand bag.  I love handbags and have...

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Village Mountain Mission Project

Village Mountain Mission Project

Posted by | Apr 25, 2011 | | 1

My name is Sarah Punderson and I design for Plymouth Yarn.  I initiated a group with the teacher Margi Wright to teach the students how to knit or crochet and make hats for babies in the Dominican Republic. It’s a great way to broaden the number of knitters/crocheters and gain awareness for the Village Mountain Mission Project. A former Spanish teacher from Monsignor Donovan High School runs the mission programming for the Village Mountain Mission Project.  (it is not a religious mission)  Groups of students, usually, go down for 9 days and build houses.  Thank you Plymouth for donating...

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The finest fixer upper!

The finest fixer upper!

Posted by | Apr 13, 2011 | | 1

I’ve heard about yarn being used for various things other then knitting or crocheting.  For things like hair on a doll, as a piece of string to hold a little porch tree straight, arts and crafts and even a hair accessory.  When I received this link the other day it totally blew me away.  It showed me a whole new use for yarn,  something I would have never dreamed of ……  A pothole filler!!  Yes that is correct a pothole filler.  What a terrific and funky idea!   Just think of how great, some of our cities could look...

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