Knitting Naked for Autism

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12 Jul 2010, 1:20 pm

"In this photo taken July 3, 2010, from left, Marsha Cunningham, Debby Sims, Barbara Weber, and Lavonne Northcutt, members of the Knotty Knitters, pose for The News Tribune behind a white fence draped with hand knit scarves in Tacoma, Wash. Marsha Cunningham's grandchildren Josef and Mollee Cunningham, 7-year-old twins with autism, are the inspiration for the upcoming 2011 Knitting Naked for Autism Calendar, featuring eight Pierce County knitters and one from New York State, tastefully draped in knit goods. Most of the proceeds will go to getting the twins the treatments that have shown promise. Cunningham is also making the calendar available to other autism groups that want to use it as a fundraiser."

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12 Jul 2010, 5:13 pm

Nice idea. I've know about cases where people have made nude calenders for other causes as well.

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12 Jul 2010, 5:44 pm

Jono wrote:

Nice idea. I've know about cases where people have made nude calenders for other causes as well.

Yeah, but the idea is supposed to be to make a nude calendar that people want to see bad enough to pay for it.

Their hearts are in the right place...everything else...well...not so much...

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22 Jan 2011, 8:32 pm

I like the idea of knitting for autism. But am not a fan of nude calendars...

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23 Jan 2011, 9:28 pm

I'm for it. I think that the public needs to see real women for a change, instead of just anorexic runway models.

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25 Jan 2011, 5:02 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

I'm for it. I think that the public needs to see real women for a change, instead of just anorexic runway models.

Skinny women are "real women."

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25 Jan 2011, 5:42 pm

Delirium wrote:

CockneyRebel wrote:

I'm for it. I think that the public needs to see real women for a change, instead of just anorexic runway models.

Skinny women are "real women."

...too.

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28 Jan 2011, 5:13 pm

IT will only help if we get to watch.

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28 Jan 2011, 5:15 pm

I was wondering why the link and picture were broken, then I realised it's because this thread is a year old...

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