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February 21, 2014

A gigantic, Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky pompom!

Last March, Blue Sky Alpacas was a proud contributor to the Polar Pom-Pom Project, a collaboration between artist Deborah Hamon and a group of third-, fourth-, fifth-grade students from all across the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Using eco-friendly yarns (including Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky), the kids created thousands of fluffy pompoms. Hamon took these fuzzy balls of yarn to the Arctic Circle and used them to create a series of photos illustrating climate change. You can see a fantastic video compilation of the project here:

The Polar Pom-Pom Project Arctic video from Deborah Hamon on Vimeo.

Ten hanks of Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky result in the king of the pompoms!

Inspired by the 2,150 pompoms created by the school children, we made our own massive 10-hank, Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky version.

Our giant pom at home in the snow.

When we trekked outside to take this picture it was 1°F in Minnesota. And we couldn’t help but wonder what was the temperature in Svalbard where Hamon took her photos?

Turns out it was actually warmer there–a balmy 28°F!

To learn more about the project visit the Polar Pom-Pom Facebook page.

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