'Knitting IS Sexy' Calendar Showcases Beauty of Age-Old Craft

Creators Hope to Empower Women Worldwide with Project

DENVER, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Who says knitting is only for grandmothers? A
calendar showing the "sexy side" of knitting is now available, and its
creators are hoping to transform women's lives with its release.

"I want to change the face of knitting," said Tammy Cunningham, co-creator of
the calendar. "I know knitting has endless meditative aspects and it's an
incredible way to feel accomplished. Oh, by the way, for those who doubt the
sex appeal of knitting, just check out our calendar!"

In each month of the 2010 calendar a woman wearing an item she has knitted
gives her perspective on what knitting means to her. Ten percent of calendar
sales go to the Cunningham Foundation, an organization committed to teaching
crafts such as knitting in developing countries to assist impoverished
communities that are striving to sustain themselves.

Some of the women in the calendar also share their thoughts on knitting and
the calendar project in a video released on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZiQEKNqs_Y For many of these everyday women
turned models, working on the calendar transformed from a fun project into an
opportunity to inspire other women to find their own beauty through creative
expression.

"My hope through the calendar is to re-connect women with those creative parts
that are inherent in themselves they have lost or have become disconnected
with," said co-creator Laurie Maves. "Women who are knitters, they are
connected to that creative part of themselves, and for me as an artist that's
a fabulous thing."

Knitting is growing in popularity around the country. It remains in vogue in
Hollywood with stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Sarah Jessica Parker
said to partake in the craft.

Tammy and Laurie were inspired to knit on a recent philanthropic trip to
Ethiopia. As volunteers, they traveled there to teach Ethiopian communities
how to sustain themselves with art and crafts. When a volunteer in their
group taught some of the local women and children how to knit, it sparked a
curiosity that turned into a passion for Cunningham and Maves.

For more information or to order a calendar please visit
www.knittingissexy.com

About The Cunningham Foundation
The Cunningham Foundation was founded in 2003 with the mission of helping the
courageous people of impoverished areas of Ethiopia to help themselves. The
Foundation is the vision of Strings Restaurant owners Noel and Tammy
Cunningham. The couple was struck by both the poverty and amazing resilience
they witnessed in a visit to Project Mercy in Yetebon, Ethiopia nearly ten
years ago. To learn more got to www.cunninghamfoundation.org

SOURCE The Cunningham Foundation

Katie Trexler Kern of Trexler Communications, +1-303-941-4118,
katiesuekern@gmail.com, for The Cunningham Foundation