Knitters dress up a Mini Cooper for Utah Arts Fest

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square on Tuesday June 21, 2011. More than 50 people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project.

Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square on Tuesday June 21, 2011. More than 50 people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. For the past three months, over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project. Photo by Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers with Blazing Needles knit around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square Tuesday June 21, 2011. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project.

· June 22, 2011 10:13 am

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Volunteers with Blazing Needles spent Tuesday knitting around Jocelyn Kearl's Mini Cooper for the Utah Arts Festival at Washington Square. Over fifty people have been knitting an estimated 20,000 yards of yarn for the past three months for this project.