Stitch Red is a nationwide campaign in the US that raises awareness about heart disease, the #1 killer of women in the United States. Manufacturers and designers in the Needlearts industry are creating and selling Stitch Red products to benefit the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health in support of The Heart Truth. Yarn shops are carrying these products and hosting Stitch Red events to raise funds for heart disease awareness.
Yarn retailer Jimmy Beans Wool is leading the charge, and they recently released the book Knit Red, which features 30 red, heart health-inspired patterns and personal stories from industry greats.
The team at Jimmy Beans Wool was inspired by the experiences of some friends and family members, including sales rep Marta McGinnis who had  survived a major heart attack. Marta was a key member of the team developing the campaign, but she sadly passed away in 2008, and never saw the results of her work.
The main goal of the campaign is to spread hearth health awareness nationwide –  and maybe even internationally. Heart disease has been traditionally considered a men’s issue, and it’s critical than women are aware of it and how it affects them. Heart disease is most common in women ages 55 and older, but it can affect younger women. It’s never too early to know the risks of heart disease so young knitters can start preventing and controlling the risks.
Launched this year, the campaign will be ongoing, and spread beyond knitting: the bok Sew Read is being published in February 2013, just in time for American Heart Month, and the goal is to get the sewing community as involved as the needlearts community has been!
Although the campaign is primarily about information and awareness, all of the manufacturers/designers have partnered with The Heart Truth and pledged to donate at least 5% of gross profits of their Stitch Red products. Â Knitters can get involved by purchasing Stitch Red products, and by helping ensure that knitters get involved in the conversation.
I talked to Laura Zander of Jimmy Beans Wool and author of the Stitch Red book, about the campaign. I asked her if she has changed anything in her own life since she’s got involved in the project:
“I’m already pretty active- I have a three year old son who keeps me running around! I have made a commitment to myself to eat one piece of fruit per day. If I’m honest with myself (sigh), I have to admit that I’m always finding excuses to eat chips and fatty stuff instead of fruits and vegetables. I know that Rome wasn’t built in a day, so I’m just challenging myself to make 1 small change at a time. Once I’ve made eating 1 piece of fruit a part of my lifestyle, then I’ll take the next step (2 pieces?! Oh my!). On a more general level, I’ve just started being more aware of the signs and symptoms and am committed to not ignoring things about my body that seem out of whack.”
Laura’s parting words are wise – that we should all take care of ourselves:
“Make a conscious effort to eat healthy, exercise (even going for a walk counts), and pay attention to your body.”
We are giving away a prize – a copy of the book, courtesy of Soho Publishing, and a yarn pack to knit Norah Gaughan’s fab Cable Cardi, courtesy Berroco Yarns. The value of the prize pack is $75.95.
There will be one winner. Our usual contest rules apply, leave a comment on this post by midnight EST Monday July 16th to be eligible to win. If you’ve won a giveaway in the last year, please give other knitters a chance.
I really like the red sweater you are showing. The book will be fantastic if the other patterns are as gorgeous.
Raising awareness through knitting… I love it.
Raising awareness through knitting something absolutely beautiful… *insert crazy, spinning, lady happy-dancing with her knitting needles here*
Beautiful knits and a great cause. What could be better? The women in my mom’s lineage have all passed away from heart disease, I have to wonder sometimes tho if the real culprit there was undiagnosed thyroid problems. My mom has an underactive thyroid but with medication she has now long out-lived any of her female relations and still going strong. (Thyroid issues tend to run in families, particularly in women).
This is such a great idea. I bought and spin red kit from Cotton Clouds and am using it for the Tour de Fleece.
That cardigan is cute!
I’ve seen some of the patterns from that book, there are some lovely ones!
I love it!
I love this idea to raise awareness of such an important cause. Thanks for the chance to win the prize!
Love, love, love that cardigan, so much that I almost went directly to see where I could get the pattern/yarn and missed the fact that you’re holding a contest to win it! I know what I’ll be wearing in the office this fall!
Red is my favourite colour. 🙂
What a beautiful sweater!
I love contests! Even though I never win 🙂
This book looks gorgeous! What a great cause!
Great sweater, great colour, great cause!
Wow. What a great contest. This book has a ton of great patterns and this cardigan is definitely one of my favorites. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
I love that cardigan. It’s gorgeous.
Beautiful knits and a wonderful cause. So many women die from heart disease because they are too busy taking care of others they forget to take care of themselves. Thanks for putting a spotlight on heart disease. My beautiful sister died too early from heart disease so I would cherish this book.
Love that sweater! And would love to win the book. 🙂
Red is one of my favorite colors and I am really working on lowering my cholesterol…the book would inspire.
My heart is with this important campaign!
That’s a nice cardigan!
I’ve been really impressed with the projects in this book, and it is a very worthy cause. As a personal trainer and nutritionist (in my former life), heart disease in women was something I addressed a lot. It’s a pretty simple thing to avoid, IF the awareness is out there. Happy that the knitting community is getting behind it.
My mom passed away in April from a massive coronary, so I have seen heart disease in action. This is such an important cause and I hope this helps spread the word to all Knitty fans.
Lovely cables!
The issue of heart health is really important and it is wonderful to have the chance to contribute to awareness through our craft.
What a great cause to support. I {heart} it 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
I love Laura’s down to earth (not to mention realistic) view of how to take care of your health!
Thank you for advocating for such an important cause. The signs and symptoms of heart disease and cardiac events can be so different for women than men. Love the book!
Looks like my next cardi – love it!
Cables+cardi+RED = Love it x 1000!
A terrific way to bring this cause to the forefront. Thanks!
Great cause to raise awareness! Heart disease in women is so different than men. And as women we forget to take care of ourselves while caring for those we love.
Great cause!
Great cause. Go go activist knitters!
Cute sweater an a very important cause, what a great prize!
How Beautiful! What a lovely book.
Thanks for your support of this worthy cause!
I am so glad that the awareness of the symptoms of women’s heart attacks are so different from men.
I would love to win this book, I am currently knitting a red lace shawl.
I have been trying to support this anyway I can! Winning the sweater kit would just be a bonus.
Knitting has helped me keep my blood pressure in check; this book is a great idea!
Great give-away and cute cardigan!
I love Norah’s designs
Beautiful cardigan!
I’d love to win! I think Knit Red is a fabulous book with a great message. The designs are gorgeous!
Knit! Red! It’s like it was meant for me!
Great cause for knitters!
This is a very good cause, and a lovely prize too!
If any group can get the word out about heart disease prevention, knitters can!
And the patterns are spectacular too. Would love to win!
Love the cardi, love the color!
Gorgeous! Happy just to comment that I love it. Go red!
Would love to have this.
I love knitting, and women’s heart health!
That book looks gorgeous! I would love to win, but might have to buy it even if I don’t… 🙂
love that sweater!
I’m taking a new look at red for this cause….it sure looks good in the picture, and I always have room for another knitting book.
Glad to see that more is being done about heart health for women. Would love a copy of the book.
What a wonderful cause.
I would love to have the book and the yarn.
What a perfect cause. Love that sweeter too.
I love what this book is all about!
A dear friend of mine just suffered a mild heart attack. Really gets you thinking….
that’s such a lovely sweater!
How nice that you get educated on a healthy subject while also getting some great patterns!
What a great prize! I would love to win!
Red is the colour, heart health is the game
Can’t wait to get a copy of this book! Such fantastic cause, and beautiful patterns too!
Wow, thanks for the great giveaway…I love anything in red!
I’ve heard many great things about the patterns in this book, not to mention the admirible reasons behind the book. What a wonderful giveaway. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
I HEART this book! (See what I did there?) 😀
What a great prize.
Lovely cardi – I’m a big fan of Norah Gaughan designs.
My actual comment when I saw Norah Gaughan’s red cardi: “Holy balls.” I want to knit to there.
Great idea. I love things that encourage women to take better care of themselves. We always seem to forget our health until we don’t have it anymore.
I love the idea of using knitting to spread awareness of women’s health issues!
As a heart attach survivor I’m glad you’re getting on board with this. Thanks.
Awesomesauce
Of course you promise if we knit one thing from this book we’ll have healthy hearts? Or at least look as stunning as the model? 🙂
I am looking forward to trying one of these projects. Fingers crossed for the win:)
That’s a gorgeous sweater! I love the idea of the book, too.
Wow! I’d seen patterns from this book before and knew about the Red campaign, but this article gives me a whole new view on it. Thanks for the insight and the opportunity to win a copy of the book.
Great reason to knit, women’s heart health awareness.
That is a beautiful sweater!
I love vibrant reds!
Great cause, great idea, great prize. Thanks for offering this info and give-away.
With a sister who died at 40 of a heart attack, this is a project that is near and dear to my heart!
Pretty designs.
I am working with people with heart diseases. This is a very good idea!!!
Love red – love this book! What more could you ask for.
What a great cause!
What a gorgeous cardigan. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Love knitting with a cause! I’ve already purchased individual patterns from this book; I would love to have the entire resource.
Heart disease has struck my family too many times….Knitting for this cause would be a joy!
Great cause & a great prize!
I’ve loved pretty much everything I’ve seen from this book, and happy to support Heart Disease awareness – I imagine I’ll buy the book regardless!
I have that sweater on my favorites on Ravelry! I’d love to knit this! I would have to extend the button band down though. And what a wonderful cause to have supported. Great stuff!
Great giveaway, being active and taking care of yourself is so very important, it’s definitely a topic I carry my soapbox around for!
A beautiful pattern and a great cause!
I take heart health seriously. Lost my dad at age 50 to his 5th heart attack. Would love to win this book and get the word out by knitting! (esp in RED! My favorite color!!!!)
As a woman who will probably develop a heart disease(cardiac arithmia runs in the female side of the family) I think this effort is great!
I love the cause, the book, and the wonderful giveaway!
As a 22-year-old living with heart problems, This is an awesome book idea! It would be so cool to win!
Love the book. Birthday present for me mum? 🙂
This book looks wonderful.
Thanks for having the giveaway and for spreading the message!
What a great idea – being healthy AND knitting. Fantastic combo.
I saw this book at a bookstore…it’s beautiful. It’s a wonderful way to spur ladies to think more deeply about their daily choices towards a healthy heart.
Ooooh, gorgeous sweater. And a great cause, too. Win-win!!
That sweater looks lovely. I’ll be heading down to my LYS soon to pick up the book. Such a good cause, and red is one of my favourite colors 🙂
I have started walking daily at lunch, a little change each day. It makes me feel better about myself. Thanks for sharing this great cause and offering this prize of a beautiful sweater kit up to us.
Really love the red sweater!!
Count me in! Red’s not usually my thing, but these designs are gorgeous in bright red!
Red has always been my favorite color – no kidding. And the cables in that sweater look like so much fun!
Great way to bring attention to the cause and taking care to take care of ourselves. Thanks.
This is a great book and a fun way to help spread the message of good heart health.
What a fantastic offer! Lovely sweater, too.
Gorgeous cardi!
Stitch Red is a worthy cause, and what an awesome prize!
Red is my favorite color! Actually, it’s one of them. I never can make up my mind. I think this is a great cause and I hope it helps get the word out, and helps many women get tested and treated before they have major health issues.
that is a gorgeous cardigan, love this giveaway.
Beautiful sweater and great cause! Thanks for the giveaway!
Gorgeous cables, gorgeous color! Thank you!
Great cause!
What a great cause! Thanks for sharing the info.
Lovely red!
These are some of my favorite designers! What a great project to be involved in. Love that neckline on the Norah G. pattern!
Lovely sweater!
And make sure, ladies, that you can recognise the signs of a heart attack in us; that whole pain-on-the-left-side thing that you always hear about usually only applies to men!
Great cause. And the book and sweater look awesome!
Such a good cause. And red is my absolute favourite colour!
Great cause and a great give away. Thanks guys.
Great project, great prize. Would love to have that cardi on my needles!
awesome! I have been dieing?dying to get my hands on that book. Yarn included is an absolute bonus
This is a great way to raise awareness about heart disease — and I love the color red!
Yay … red’s my favorite color! What a great giveawy and idea to spread awareness.
so pretty!
It’s great to see the word getting out about women and heart disease. And what fabulous patterns – I see a few I would love to make!
This is a great cause, and a beautiful sweater.
Gorgeous sweater! I’ve got to check out the other patterns in that book.
What a lovely cardigan!
A cause near and dear to me. Would love to make this for my young (heart attack at 42) strong survivor cousin.
Great idea, and lovely pattern.
What a great way to get the message out about heart disease. Thanks for the giveaway.
Such a beautiful sweater and such a worthy cause. The giveaway is quite a prize.
Gorgeous! Red’s my favorite!
Thanks for raising awareness of heart disease and for having this giveaway!
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. And red is my favorite color to wear.
A worthy cause & a great giveaway!
Great cabled sweater!
A wonderful book for a wonderful cause. I would love to add this to my library.
This is a great cause and giveaway!
Red AND Nora?? WIN-WIN!! Hope I do. Thanks for the give-away for an important cause!
Oooh, I’d love to win! Lovely sweater, great cause. 🙂
Great to see this getting more awareness! Thanks for the giveaway
The Stitch Red Project and Book are absolutely awesome and a great way to spread the word about heart disease. Your giveaway is so generous, and I’d love to be the lucky winner. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!!
What a great way to raise awareness.
this is an important message to get out and that we should discuss. not just taking care of our hearts but listening and taking care of our ours bodies in general when things just don’t seem right. yesterday my mum had open heart surgery. so far she’s on the difficult path to a complete recovery, but i know if she was more aware of the different signs that things weren’t right she wouldn’t have waited to see a doctor thinking it was just the hot summer weather causing all her complaints of fatigue and tightness in her chest. she ended up seeing a doctor about them only when she was brought to the ER almost two weeks ago!
this cardi is devine and the red houndstooth skirt is fantastic!
What a great book and a great cause!
Susan
Thanks for the health reminder, and knitting is definitely part of my health regime 🙂
A great cause and a lovely giveaway. Thank you for writing about it!
Thank you for working with this great cause! love the sweater design.
I’d love to win this book and yarn!
what a great campaign!
It’s a wonderful cause.
wow. I vow to be more healthy!
If I win, I’ll really, really try to exercise more! Actually, I’ll try anyway.
Really important message and a wonderful book. Thanks for promoting!
Public awareness is half the battle. Women often put themselves 2nd or 3rd in their priority list. We all need to take better care of ourselves so we can be around to take care of those we love most.
Red is my favorite color and women’s heart health is one of my favorite causes!
cute cardigan!!
An important issue for everyone. Knitting and spinning are good ways to ease stress and protect your health.
What a wonderful cause and a great way to raise awareness!
Gorgeous patterns. Great idea for raising awareness of women’s heart issues.
What a beautiful sweater! This is definitely an important message to convey. I have two friends whose mothers died of heart attacks when they were in their 50’s. Now that I am in that age bracket, I pray that no one I know has that experience.
Eat your fruits and veggies!
Great cause and patterns
Gorgeous sweater. Thanks for the chance to win the pattern book and yarn!
What a great book for a great cause. I want to knit red!
Love the book idea!
That is one ‘sweet’ sweater, and for a great cause. Whenever anyone asks about the sweater, you can tell them about preventing heart disease.
I’m so grateful to see the fiber arts community get behind this cause. I have a heart condition that probably could have been prevented with education about diet, stress, and exercise when I was younger. The red sweater is lovely as are all the projects on the book.
I love that little red sweater and red is my favorite color.
Pacemaker owner (wearer? recipient?) here, thinking this is a great idea. The sweater is beautiful, too.
That’s a beautiful cardigan!
This is an above average collection supporting a very worthy cause.
My MIL died of heart disease that wasn’t diagnosed until too late, and there is a lot of heart disease in my family tree. I’m trying right now to reverse the tide of bellyfat and to get more exercise.
Thanks to everyone for sponsoring a fabulous giveaway! Fingers crossed…
Beautiful sweater! Thanks for the opportunity to win–
Carol
I’ve had my eye on the sweater pattern for a while. Love it!! Thanks for this great giveaway!!!!
Oh my, what a generous give-away. Fingers and needles crossed that I’m the winner!
I’ll have to get this book regardless!
I am in love with Norah Gaughn’s designs, but have yet to knit one. I would love to make this beauty my first!
What a great giveaway. Thank you to all.
What a great cause… Always good to see knitters working to make the world a better place.
I love the cardigan! This is a great idea for a cause.
My mom recently passed away partly due to right sided heart failure. I wish she was still around so I could knit her something from this book.
What a great way to raise awareness.
What a beautiful sweater from a great book for a very good cause.
I *really* support this effort!!! Women in every generation within living memory of my family have been significantly affected by heart-health issues … from arrhythmia to angina to congestive heart failure to stroke … and have benefitted not just from advances in technology (like ever-improved pacemakers) but also increased awareness of the applicability of treatment options (such as AV-node ablation surgery) to the female gender. Thank you, Knitty.com for committing to Stitch RED and doing this giveaway!
It’s so pretty!
Great cause. Love.
Heart problems (as well as Diabetes) are very big in the Indian community and it’s always something that we’re tackling.
Oh, I’d love to knit that fab cardi! I hope you pick me. Thanks for another fun opportunity.
Zg that sweater is ADORABLE. And it’s perfect for my librarian lifestyle! Pick meeeee!
Love to see the knitting community supporting this sort of project. We’re big enough now that we can have a much bigger impact!
What a terrific cause!
What a good idea to promote women’s health like this. I do hope that a similar project comes about in the UK. This is a lovely cardigan.
Just had my check-up and have lowered my cholesterole by over 30 points! Bring on the red!
What a great giveaway to bring awareness! Count me in 🙂
good cause, great giveaway!
Knitters for a great cause! Thanks for the contest. This looks like a great collection of patterns.
I love this effort. Raising awareness and fantastic patterns.
Marly Bird recently interviewed the folks at JBW on her YarnThing podcast (by recently, I mean May) – I was struck by their obvious intelligence, devotion, professionalism, wisdom, talent, etc. What a great way to raise awareness of cause and craft together. As for the giveaway, love Jimmy Beans, love Nora, love Berroco! A triple threat prize!
Love that women’s heart health is getting more attention lately!
🙂
Mememememememememe!
Love both of the projects. I’m in.
Love red and would love to make the cardi!
That’s a lovely skirt on the model–and the cardigan is fairly gorgeous, natch.
I’ve lost many family members to heart disease including my sister when she was 35 and my mother. I would love to knit this sweater in their honor. Plus red is my fav color.
I love red! What a great project.
Red is my best color!
This is a gorgeous project!
How lovely!
Great give away.
Great cause.
Great color!
What a beautiful pattern in a wonderful color.
Wonderful project, beautiful book and gorgeous sweater!
What a generous give away! Great cause.
I love the Stitch Red campaign and all the great support it has generated. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
/em thumbsup
I’ll probably buy the book even if I don’t win, heart disease is a big problem on both sides of my family.
Me please!
What a lovely sweater! Great book, great cause.
What a fabulous sweater! And my birthday is next weekend. Surely that’s a sign, right? 😉
I have Heart disease and have to be on a lot of Meds. I walk a lot and eat better.
Love that sweater, and I look good in red.;)
That sweater is amazing! I would love to make one, especially for free 😀
I have drooled over almost all of the patterrns especially the stunning red cardi featured on tthiis post
I want to be a winner..its so pretty
This is a great project and book. I really hope I win and I thank you for the opportunity.
Would love to own that book!
Most excellent idea!
What a great cause! Thanks so much for the giveaway chance 🙂
My family has a history of heart disease, including the women, so it’s a cause that’s dear to my heart (pun intended). I loved looking at the patterns in this book on Ravelry and hope that I’m able to make some of them.
What a great giveaway – thanks!
I love that cardigan! I would love the chance to win this give-away.
Jane
Great giveaway and great way to raise awareness about this important issue!
Fantastic!! Love the idea and the sweater!
Oooooh, I would love to win thi! Heart disease runs in my family. My grandmother died from it at a young age and left a small child (my mother) for my aunt to raise, my mother died at 55, before I had my daughters, from it, my aunts and uncles had it, my brother had it, my father has it. Somehow, I do NOT have heart disease at this time. (Knock on wood!) My doctor and I are a team, making sure I stay healthy and if something shows up, we can handle it.
Whoever wins, use it in good health!
What a great book! Heart disease is one of those family things that killed my father and a lot of my uncles on his side of the family. Luckily, we tend towards tough old broads, but heart disease is a spectre none the less.
Pretty, and a great cause too.
What a lovely book – a great way to draw attention to heart disease
Wow what a great prize package! I started out pretty good this year with diet and exercise and am just now getting back on track.
Great cause, great book.
I’ve never heard of this before. What a great idea!
Always great to see Red! Fantastic!
Knitters and their commitment continually amaze me!
What a great way to raise awareness!
I’ve been lusting after this book for a while (red is my favourite colour)!
Wise words, and a truly awesome cardi!
Thanks for such a fabulous giveaway. I love red and all of Norah Gaughan’s designs. Please pick me!
Beautiful book, and a cause near to me–4 cardiac bypass 4 years ago at age 49. Thanks for supporting us!
Awesome project!
Wow. What a gorgeous sweater!!
Love the Red!
This is a very important issue and it’s wonderful the fiber community has become so involved. It’s a great sweater and I would love to knit it.
Hubby has defib..pacemakr ..artfic hrt valve..died nine times on me..father took fenphen had hrt transplnt..his mom died hrt disease n i at 50 had to get pacemkr for tachy brady syndrome irreg hrt beat so yes…hrt diease nt only affects men but dose affects woman too. So important to get ur story out there…plz guard your health….i thot i was young but health prob now hv me on ssi n a lousy 520.00 a month..plz women.
Take care of ur heart …ur life…n mostly yourselfs..if not who will tk cr of u.
I love the project idea…and glad that this is raising awareness…yes be aware of your body and take care of yourself! Every day. Would love to win this, the red sweater is gorgeous!!
What a great response to a very worthy cause.
great project- great cause.
This is such a good cause. My mother in law just had a heart attack and open heart surgery in april. she is 70, and didnt have any symptoms, other than being overly tired and winded. we ladies need to take care of our hearts, and what a better way to get the word out than this?
Heart disease — we should fear that more than cancer. Throw my name in the (hand knitted) hat!
It would be fun to take a project from this book and try to knit it while exercising! Although a stationary bike is really the only practical example I can think of…
Such a terrific cause, and a beautiful book.
What a wonderful idea! I love the richness of the red in the featured sweater.
I need a project before fall classes start…..hint hint hint….
Love that cardi! Would love to flip through the book and see what else I “need” to knit!
Great cause, lovely sweater, inspiring book! Hope I win…
Would love to win the book, not to mention the yarn pack…
Great cause! And a pretty sweater too!
That sweater is beautiful, I can’t wait to see what other designs the book has. Such an important cause!
Love, love, love the sweater and the whole idea of the campaign!
Beautiful sweater and a great cause. Thanks for promoting both!
Great cause! I’m in!
Count me in! I love this project.
The yarn is a great color and with the book it is better yet
What a great cause! And lovely yarn too.
Read is an awesome colour. Promoting awareness of heart disease in women is a cause well worth supporting. I’d love to knit that pattern and wear it and tell its story. And a book of other cool red patterns too!
Love to see two great things colliding.. thanks for the chance!!
Gorgeous combination of pattern and yarn.
What a beautiful project! Hurray for raising awareness!
What a lovely little cardi, and what looks to be a beautiful true red.
A great cause deserves a great sweater. Or several. 🙂
I love red and that yarn is a particularly gorgeous shade!
This is all great: the sweater, the color, the cause.
We as women have always taken care of others often at the neglect of our own health. This book is a great way to raise awareness that you are no good to others if you don’t take care of yourself.
Linda
What a wonderful giveaway. Thank you!
Great cause, great sweater, love both!
Lovely book, and a great project to try!
Beautiful designs, yarn & a great cause, awesome!
Looks like a great contest!
Ooooh, I LOVE that red card — even if I won’t look as good in it as that model!
Would love to try!!!! … 🙂
Thank you so much for bringing attention to Women’s heart disease….something that almost everyone has been touched by through Moms, sisters, wives or best friends. Beautiful book!
Hi! Thanks for the chance to enter! Have a lovely weekend!
Great contest! I’ve had my eye on this book for a while. Who can resist all that red?
What a great cause. Thank you for being a part of it.
What a good idea for a book.
Sweetheart red, awesome
What an amazing project!
Keep spreading the word!
I <3 this!!!
Great idea!
Interesting campaign!
Looks lovely! Neat to see the industry taking up this cause. 🙂
Wow, this is such a great thing! The cardigan looks fabulous, and the cause is great.
I love this project and the cardigan is lovely,
I’ve seen the book and it’s lovely, a friend bought it and showed it to our spinners guild.
Pretty sweater!
Wow, that is a nice cardigan!
Wonderful cause, beautiful sweater.
Great goal, great book.
This is a wonderful opportunity. The sweater and the book look fabulous!
Super cute cardi and such a great cause!
What a beautiful concept. The sweaters look beautiful too.
Lovely!
Very cute cardigan!
Excellent cause and a gorgeous looking book!
pick me because i <3 knitty (and heart health)
[…i'll likely buy the book anyway, but damn that sweater looks fab]
Oh, pick me, please.
It’s a stunning sweater and a brilliant idea for a book. Good luck everyone!
There are some great designers in that book! Thanks for offering it and the yarn.
Wonderful cause; beautiful sweater!
Red Stitch sounds amazing. I can see myself making something to wear almost daily to remind me to be heart healthy:)
Love the design, the book, and the cause. Here’s to all of us making those small changes, and teaching our daughters the same!
Gorgeous! I would love to knit this!
Even if I don’t win, think I’ll buy the book.
What a great cause to have a giveaway 🙂
OH yes please! I’ve got the book on my wish list already!
What a great cause, what a great cardi.
Great cause! Keep spreading the word.
What a fab giveaway! I would love to make this for my daughter.
This is a great prize, which I’d love to win.
I’ve seen the book – it is great – and I love Nora’s patterns
I love stitch red! pick me pick me!
beautiful cardi — it must be my turn by now, right?
🙂
Beautiful sweater and a great cause!
There are some great projects in this book; it’d be great to win it!
Love that fabulous red cardi – promoting heart health is the best thing we can do for ourselves, family & friends.
I think this is a great plan and given the generous nature of knitters I believe it will be a successful one as well. Heart disease runs rampant in my family for both women and men. Stitch Red has my full support!
lovely cardi – would love to knit it!!!
Love the design AND the color!
I love this project!
Great cause, good book.
OoOoo… yarn and a book. And a reason to take care of myself!
What an awesome project!
I would love to win this prize.
I am thrilled to have a chance to win this wonderful book and kit–such great patterns for a very worthy cause. Thank you.
I read about this book recently and really want it! It’s such a lovely idea and that cardigan is at the top of my list – GORGEOUS!
This sweater looks faboulus – I love it!
I love this idea! Thanks for the drawing, too.
I could use an excuse to finally knit a cardigan!
I’ve been looking at this book and wanting to make quite a few things from this since it came out
It is a great cause. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the opportunity and supporting a great cause!
Lovely!
I heart this!
A beautiful way to support a worthy cause
Such a great way to raise awareness! Thanks!
I ♥ that cardigan.
Great cardi!
Beautiful sweater and a great cause!
Love that sweater!
Love the bright red color and the cute design. What a great project and a good cause.
Awesome idea, just goes to show what a big heart we knitters have, and that we can make impact on the world.
Love that sweater, what a great project!
I love this idea, and the designs are cute too!
What a great idea to link such an important health issue with knitting. Would love to knit and wear red for this cause.
Love that sweater. Thanks for another generous giveaway. Pick me! 🙂
Pick me! Red is my color!
Love the idea of heart health awareness. My mother had her first heart attack when she was in her forties.
I love Norah’s designs!!
Thanks for another great giveaway!
It looks like a great book and I will look for other Stitch Red products.
What a beautiful sweater! We all need to watch out for our health, and heart disease is an insidious, often silent killer.
Thanks for another great giveaway!
Wonderful giveaway for a very important cause.
Hope to win!!
Red is my absolute favorite color, regardless of any symbolism attached!
Thank you for raising awareness about heart disease in women. Would love to knit and wear that cardi!
Great Book, great pattern, great cause. Thanks!
pick me please
Ooh, lovely.
That sweater looks great. I love v-neck cardigans! Bet the book has lots more lovely patterns.
Great book, amazing cause! Thanks for the opportunity to own it. 🙂
Great idea and gorgeous cardi
Love, love, love! I will buy this book if I don’t win it. (And thank you for giving us clear time-limits on throwing our hats back into the ring after a giveaway win).
Knit Red! An irresistible color for a good cause.
That is one good cause, and quite an eye-opener! I’m pretty sure most people think of heart disease mostly as a male thing. A lovely book too.
A great cause and it looks like a great book, too.
I am very passionate about the Go Red campaign. I would love the chance to win this. Thank you for supporting the cause.
I am very passionate about the Go Red campaign. I would love the chance to win this. Thank you for supporting the cause.
Go Red! and Thanks!
Beautiful!
The sweater would be a challenge in this hot, humid weather. Must remember – it will cool down and the sweater would be perfect for fall.
Red! This one must be for me.
As I have told my sister, red is the new black. It can go with everything.
OMG what a wonderful prize. Fingers crossed.
What a gorgeous prize!
Wonderful prize package!
Nice designs and a good cause.
Since I have been a heart patient since I was 18, this is very cool.
It is nice to see knitters showing support for this very important woman’s health issue.
What a great idea! I’ll be looking for the book.
that gorgeous cable cardi would suit lots of figure types & 3/4 sleeves are the best too
Oh,how beautiful. I love the pattern.
It’s an admirable project.
Stunning! What a beautiful sweater.
What a nice giveaway!
Beautiful and unique pattern that would be a mind stimulating challenge to knit.
Already have the book, but would love to win the yarn for the pretty cardi.
This is a wonderful project and a beautiful sweater!
Thank you for the chance to enter.
That’s a gorgeous pattern. It would look beautiful with a nice little dress too…
Beautiful red!
What an excellent way to bring attention to this worthy cause!
Thanks for the article on heart health for women.
I would so love to win this! I have seen a couple of the patterns and they are gorgeous!!
Love all the patterns in the book. Wish I could afford the yarn.
This looks wonderful. It would be wonderful to win.
Norah Gaughan is the best!
Knit Red is a great cause to bring to wider awareness and includes some beautiful patterns!
Looks like there is going to be a lot of competition for this one. It is certainly deserving, a beautiful sweater and the potential to raise awareness and save lives is inspiring.
If I don’t win, I will probably pick it up at the store! Good luck everyone!
oooh, oooh, ooh! Wouldn’t it be fun to make that cover sweater. It reminds me of a higher fashion version of Am Kamin.
It’s a really cool sweater and a really great cause.
Wow – what a beautiful sweater!
Gorgeous book, I’m still sorry I didn’t grab it when I was home in the states. The projects are all lovely, and this is a lovely competition.
That is both an excellent cause and a beautiful cardigan!
I love this cardi! Having just been told that I have very high blood pressure AND high cholesterol, heart disease is something now on my mind. If I don’t win the book, even though I’m not in the US I might have to buy it anyway.
Gorgeous patterns and for a good cause, what’s not to like?
A fabulous way to publicize an important cause.
What a great project and excellent patterns!
Nice prize. Hope I win.
Love that red cardigan!
What a great book!
Fabulous way to raise awareness to such an important cause! I that cardigan!
Wow… for a cable-junky like me this looks like sooooo much fun!!
😀 Carla
Lovely sweater, great cause. That sweater looks like a fun knit!
what a great project. i would be honored to be a part of it.
Awesome project! I would love to be a part of it! That’s a great cardi!
What a great cause! Thanks for spreading the word.
Heart disease runs in my family. It took my Mom and red was her favorite color!!!!!
Love Norah’s patterns and this is no exception! Heart health is critical, that’s for sure and education is vital so this is a great avenue to do so!
Heart disease is in my family, too. I would love to win and make some red knits for my loved ones.
Beautiful!
What a great concept, what a fantastic book. I hope I’m the winner!
Such an amazing looking book!
I’ve seen some adds for this book and am looking forward to it. Just lovely.
Looking forward to getting the book. Love the featured pattern!
The photo needs a copy of the kids book Red is Best, in the background.
That is absolutely gorgeous! It looks fun to knit and fun to wear!
What a fabulous little cardi, and what a fantastic idea!
great way to raise awareness.
I think I’d like to knit that sweater even if I DON’T win. It’s lovely.
This book looks fantastic and is a great cause. I would love to knit several items from the book.
Oh my! Thank you for the lovely giveaway — for supporting such an important cause!
Such a great campaign! Kudos to Laura from JBW to bringing attention to heart disease in women. Thanks to Knitty forgetting on board, as well. I’ve been knitting a red shawl with yarn from JBW.
That sweater is beautiful.
What nobody tells us enough is that the number 1 symptom of heart disease in women is death and of course then it’s too late. Our bodies simply don’t react the same as a man’s. Be smart get checked.
Thanks for including me in the contest.
great contest. fingers crossed
I have just started on a new fitness routine myself. Right now it’s to exercise half hour a day and to stop eating chocolate chip muffins for breakfast!
Super cute red cardi, and a great cause.
It’s called the silent killer for a good reason! Women “might” have nausea, indegestion, depression, anxiety and dizziness as their symptoms. Don’t wait, pay attention! Great cause-would love to knit this beauty!
What great cause, and what a great prize. It’s my birthday, too, and a significant one! Pick me, please…..
Thanks for supporting Women’s Heart Health.
Rose Kelly
My mom had a triple bypass at age 56. She’s now 74 and going strong! But, it took years for docs to recognize the problem and the bypass was done as emergency surgery, rather than preventive. Pay attention and take of yourselves, women!
Thanks for supporting the cause and raising awareness.
Oh, and I’d love to knit that sweater 🙂
I love this book and the cause it supports too!
Great cause..great giveaway…thanks for helping to spread the word
Good cause and good prize as well. 🙂
I love the patterns in this book! Thanks for the chance to win it
Great idea, great designers, great book!
Beautiful book, beautiful sweater.
Great Sweater! Fab Color!
I’ve never tried a sweater…hmmm…
Pick me, please!
Stitch red is such a good idea …. Something worth breaking my yarn diet for!
what a cool cardi! Great cause.
I’m 32 and have valvular heart disease. I’ve had surgery once and will have to have another eventually. The cardi is beautiful and I would love to win this!
Great cause and a lovely color!
I’m more concerned with stress than a lack of exercise in my own life, but learning to knit has been a great help. This is a wonderful partnership
thank you for making the awareness of heart disease made loud and clear. knitting rocks!!
I’m happy to enter this giveaway, probably more than any other. For both my fiance and me, heart health is a really big thing looming on the horizon.
Our respective family histories aren’t great, but we’re doing what we can now to hopefully have fewer problems down the road.
Kudos to Knitty for upping the signal on this issue!
Great book for a great cause!
most awesome indeed.
Wonderful cause and wonderful idea!
Ooooh that sweater is gorgeous!
Very important to raise awareness.
what a great campaign
Red is my favorite color! What a way to campaign for heart disease!!! Happy Knitting everyone! Even if I don’t win I will be knitting red!
Beautiful cardigan and a great cause 🙂
I love red yarn and the cover of the book looks great!
I love red sweaters!
Red is my favourite colour! Pick me!
I would love to knit this cardigan. Norah Gaughan is my favorite, and this sweater is supreme!
I love red and that sweater is gorgeous!
I really hope I win!
I would really like to win this give away!
What a good way to raise more awareness for heart disease in women. Wise words too. Thank your for the opportunity to receive a lovely book and be able to get the yarn for a beautiful sweater
This is a great book, and heart disease is close to my heart. At 55 my doctor sent me for pulmonary tests, as a first step at assessing breathing problems. What a surprise that a virus had caused such heart damage that it turned out to be stage 3-4 cardiomyopathy. It is true that women present their symptoms differently and can minimize them. Thanks for supporting this disease.
My husband’s aunt died of a heart attack she couldn’t be having because it didn’t feel like a heart attack. This is an issue that needs attention and I will be supporting Stitch Red sponsors.
I have Norah Gaughan’s patterns on my to-knit list. This explosion of texture would be a great one to start with. Thank you.
such a great cause, and I would love to try one of Norah Gaughan’s patterns – thanks for the chance!
What a great contest
Awesome cause, awesome prize – please count me in!
Excellent pattern and excellent book.
I’m so excited for this book! My mom had a heart attack at age 37, (she’s great now, at 51, :D) and I’m a huge supporter of getting the word out about heart disease in women. Too many of us just don’t know the signs, and put everyone (and everything, I’ve been known to knit instead of work out, once or twice) else before our own health.
Gorgeous cardigan! I love it!
It’s a lovely cardigan, and from what I can see on Ravelry, the whole book is filled with great patterns and talented designers.
Oooh, I’d love that book and that yarn for that cardi!
Pick me! It’s my first time here!
Love this cause and the book looks great! Excited to to see more. Thank you
Pick me! It looks lovely
looks lovely
This would be the perfect ravelympics project!
Ooh, so pretty! Love the cables, and that’s a spectacular color.
That cardigan looks awesome!
What a lovely giveaway for such a great awareness project! It’s the kind of project I’d do on my own, but this is great incentive!
pretty color and great theme!
I’d loved to be entered into the contest. so pretty!