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yarn

[yahrn] / yɑrn /
NOUN
fiber for knitting
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“I’m not gonna go to the Yarn Barn,” Ness replies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Lookout Hill: Yarn and Art Supplies – I passed this shop a few times and couldn’t get over how charming it looked.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The Enniskillen knitters have created a panel at the entrance to the exhibition and are taking part in the next Longest Yarn project, Britain at War.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

In 2014, women got out their knitting needles and started the Yarn Mission after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2021

Yarn puddles all over the floor until all that is left are a few round, fuzzy balls with strange names like Pluto, Strawberry, and Bluebeard.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na




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