Crochet Red: Crocheting for Women’s Heart Health

Stitchers and knitters have had their chance-now crocheters also get the opportunity to contribute to the fight against women's heart disease This third book in Laura Zander's successful Stitch Red series offers more than just stunning projects: it's an appeal to women to take charge of their heart health. Crochet Red features the designs of 30 celebrity crochet designers, plus profiles in which they share their experiences with heart disease and tips for staying healthy. Zander has partnered with The Heart Truth(R), a public-awareness program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, which will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book. Designers Include:
Edie Eckman * Robyn Chachula * Kristin Omdahl * Linda Permann * Melissa Leapman * Nicky Epstein * Deborah Newton * Jenny King Crochet Red is part of Stitch Red, a campaign started by Jimmy Beans Wool founder Laura Zander and involving key players in the yarn and fabric industries.

Laura Zander is the cofounder and co-owner of Jimmy Beans Wool (jimmybeanswool.com), which was named by Inc. magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the US for four years (2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012), and is the first official yarn supplier to the US. Olympic Snowboarding and Freeskiing teams for the 2014 Olympics. Zander was named one of ten national winners of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women for 2011. She is also the author of Knit Red and Sew Red (both Sixth & Spring), which she conceived as part of her Stitch Red initiative to support The Heart Truth(R) Foundation to raise awareness and funds to fight heart disease.