Mention in "Family Circle Easy Crochet "

I am happy to announce a new article about the Red Sweaters project! You can find it in "Family Circle - Easy Crochet" magazine. (Not to be confused with "Family Circle - Easy Knitting (and crochet)".

However, there is one line in the short article that I want to clarify, as it isn't quite correct.
"But Rosenberg found her inspiration: mini red knitted and crocheted sweaters, meant to represent the human form and honor each American soldier who has given his or her life in Iraq."

It is misleading to say that the sweaters "honor each American soldier who has given his or her life in Iraq" because it makes the project sound like a memorial and as though honoring the soldiers is the only purpose for the sweaters.

While the sweaters do represent lives lost, this project as a whole is not a memorial or a protest. My main purposes for this project are to spread public awareness, encourage thought, and inspire discussions - not to memorialize the deaths - just to draw attention to them.

Each volunteer who submits a sweater has their own personal reason for doing so. Some knit in honor of soldiers, some to protest the war, others to show support for the soldiers who are still fighting. The article limits the meaning and purpose of the project by saying only that the sweaters honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.

I welcome all volunteers, for whatever reason you choose to participate (including to honor soldiers or protest the war), as long as you know and understand that this project as a whole is not a memorial or protest.

Thanks for your understanding and contributions!
and for the article!
-nina

We're getting there!

As of August 27, 2005 we have 1274 sweaters submitted, 1872 deaths, so 598 sweaters more to go.

I've set a goal/deadline for installing the sweaters on New Years Eve. People tend to do a lot of self reflection on New Years, and that is what I am asking people to do by showing this installation - to think. Think about themselves, their relationship to the world, to war, to current events, to neighbors, to life, to death - everything.

I hope some of you will be here to watch me put the sweaters in the tree...
-nina

Heard it on NPR this morning

I was listening to Morning Edition while I drove to work this morning, and
there was a short commentary about the war, more specifically about
publicizing the return of coffins draped in the american flag.

The commentary had echoes of my exact sentiment and purpose for the Red
Sweaters project. Have a listen:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4801425