Naomi Shenker had started working on creating a “happy tree” in her yard before the coronavirus pandemic hit but realized that, once everyone was at home, it would especially bring some much-needed brightness to the neighborhood. Her happy tree follows a concept called yarn bombing, which wraps an object – like a tree – with colorful yarn. She was thrilled to receive positive reactions from neighbors walking by. For more, see “Knitting up the Happy Tree” by Karen Vine Fuller. 

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