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Heidi Kozar shows off a pile of several sweaters she custom-knitted for actress Elizabeth Banks, who is filming the movie "The Next Three Days." Eric Schmadel/Tribune-Review

by Paul Paterra

When moviegoers see Russell Crowe rip the arm of a sweater worn by Elizabeth Banks in the film, "The Next Three Days," it will be from a garment knitted by a Latrobe woman.

Heidi Kozar knitted five sweaters in a little more than two weeks for the movie, which began filming in Western Pennsylvania in October.

Kozar teaches knitting at the Knit One yarn shop in Squirrel Hill. One day in September she received an unusual request.

"The assistant costume designer (for the movie) asked if the staff knew of anyone who could knit some sweaters pretty quickly," Kozar said. "The owner came back and asked me, so I said, 'Sure.'".....

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