Knitty City was more than a Manhattan supply shop for yarn; it was an urban sanctuary and a springboard for social activism (or, as she and others called it, “craftivism”).
Source: New York Times
Pearl Chin Dies at 71; Her Knitting Store Was a Haven and a Hub
Published in Deaths (Obituaries), Knitting and Knit Goods, Knitty City, Manhattan (NYC) and Pearl Chin
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