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Pittsburgh ‘yarn bombing’ project by EMU alum attracts international attention

September 10, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Mackenzie Carpenter

It was covered by the BBC and NPR, Time.com and the Huffington Post and by media in Europe and Israel. The vast, improbable, record-breaking Knit the Bridge project – in

EMU Alum Knitting Community in Pittsburgh

July 24, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Candace Sipos

One Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum plans to bomb Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Bridge next month – with miles of yarn. More than a year of work involving thousands of volunteers

Massive Knitting Project (to Cover a Bridge) Aims at Building Community in Pittsburgh

July 3, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

On the weekend of August 10, Pittsburgh’s famous Andy Warhol Bridge will begin wearing a massive knitted sweater of sorts, designed, created and installed (save for high-altitude stuff left to