Found
Red plaid wool scarf with pine cone charm
Newcastle
Found
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
I found a red plaid wool scarf this afternoon around 2:15pm behind the Grainger Market bus stop on Market Street, Newcastle. It's a medium-length scarf, soft wool, with a tiny pine cone charm stitched near the fringe and a faint coffee stain on the corner. There's a WoolCraft tag along the edge, and the fabric looks well-loved but sturdy. It feels valuable to someone, especially in the current chilly days of seasonal shopping. If this is yours or you know who it belongs to, I'd love to help reunite it; let me know a safe pickup spot near the Monument on Grey Street.
Approximate found location
Newcastle
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