Lost
Grey knit scarf with amber tassels
Dubuque
Lost
listing
Posted
28 days
ago
Description
I lost my grey knit scarf yesterday around 3pm near the Carnegie-Stout Public Library on West 11th Street in Dubuque. It's a medium-length scarf, soft merino wool, with two amber tassels at the ends and a tiny burn mark near the left corner from a candle mishap at home. There's an embroidered initial 'P' on the inner label and a faint navy stripe along one edge. It has sentimental value—my sister knitted it for me last winter, and I'm really hoping to get it back. If anyone found it, please email [email protected] so we can reunite it with its rightful owner.
Approximate last-seen location
Dubuque
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