It's A Go - The Great Pink Ribbon Project

Okay, the responses were good so I'm now officially kicking off The Great Pink Ribbon Project. There's really no pattern necessary but Leisel has kindly posted a pattern for an adorable pink crocheted ribbon on her site (see the comments in the post below for the url to her blog). Whatever fiber you have that is pink - preferably light pink - will do and whatever size you want to make is fine. At the shop, we've made most of them about an inch wide and about 7 or 8 inches long before being folded. We've just folded them into the right shape and used the yarn to tack them together. We've used ribbing, moss stitch, garter, you name it. Another easy and fast way is to make an i-cord. That's all it takes.

Donated ribbons can be mailed to the shop and all donations are greatly appreciated. We'll be selling the ribbons and donating all of the proceeds to breast cancer research and the project will continue through December 2004. There's no good reason to stop working on this cause just because Breast Cancer Awareness month ends. As they say, every three minutes another woman is diagnosed with this cancer. One in every seven and a half women will have breast cancer in their lifetime. One if five people's lives will be touched by this disease when it affects a mother, wife, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother or friend. Let's do all we can to make sure that all of these women can survive.

The shop address is:

Threaded Bliss Yarns
127 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Comments

[Sheila]

Kate, at a minimum, we're continuing this effort through the end of 2004. So knit (or crochet) away. We appreciate it.

[Kate]

I would love to participate in the Great Pink Ribbon project, what is the time frame?
Thanks!

[Heather M]

I posted that I am doing this on my blog..I should have a few cranked out tonight!

This is a great big wonderful idea.

[Jackie]

Great idea! I hope you don't mind, I blogged about it!