Knit one, purl two, J three: Vest grabs attention of Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr.
Casi Spear (left), a Philadelphian who spent 10 years of her life in Memphis and her husband, Jeremy Stansbury (right) at the Grizzlies game Saturday, Nov. 2, in Philadelphia. (Courtesy Casi Spear)
PHILADELPHIA — It started with a New Year’s resolution.
You know, the thing most people gave up on nine months ago.
Casi Spear, a Philadelphian who spent 10 years of her life in Memphis, made a pledge to herself.
“The goal was to make a wearable piece of clothing,” she said.
At first, she gave sewing a whirl. It was too challenging.
“So then I said, ‘Why don’t I try knitting?’” Spear said. “Luckily, I caught onto that pretty quickly.”
So that is how, after knitting until her hands could have fallen off, Spear arrived at Saturday night’s Memphis win in Philadelphia with a one-of-kind piece of Grizzlies merch.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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