{"id":1272,"date":"2009-06-01T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2021-10-24T21:05:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T01:05:10","slug":"knitted-parking-meter-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/knitted-parking-meter-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Knitted Parking Meter Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Brooklyn neighborhood has embraced the beauty of yarncrafting. The Montague Street Business Improvement District commissioned artist Magda Sayeg, founder of yarn bombing collective <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knittaplease.com\">Knitta, Please<\/a>, to cover a public space with knitted material. Around 50 knitters worked to create 69 colorful, creative parking meter covers. The covers will be on display until mid-June. <a href=\"http:\/\/gothamist.com\/2009\/05\/14\/knitta_please_hits_montague_street.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brooklyn neighborhood has embraced the beauty of yarncrafting. The Montague Street Business Improvement District commissioned artist Magda Sayeg, founder of yarn bombing collective Knitta, Please, to cover a public space with knitted material. Around 50 knitters worked to create 69 colorful, creative parking meter covers. The covers will be on display until mid-June. 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