She’s entrusted with the treasure of bear hair yarn
from Journal Opinion

According to Maureen Clark of Clark’s Trading Post in North Woodstock, Maxine Tyler is Clark’s Official Bear Knitter. That’s a title not many people can claim. “She’s a wonderful knitter,” Clark said in a recent interview, “Everyone loves her work.” Now, it’s true that 79-year old Tyler of Benton has knit at least 30 Irish Knit sweaters. “So far,” Tyler adds. And it’s true that she won second place for her knitting in a National Grange Needlework Contest in 1969. And its true that there’s hardly a knitting or crocheting pattern she can’t conquer.

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