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Ellen Harpin, founder of
"The Ships Project" is the winner
of the 2005 Knitter of the year award
sponsored by Lion Brand and presented by
Knitter's Magazine at this year's
"Stitches East" event. This
prestigious award is given to the person who
has best shown the world how special
knitting is in her/his life and how it can
transform the lives of others.
Ellen is the founder and the
driving force behind "The Ships
Project". In October of 2001, a female
sailor on board the USS Bataan responded to
an "Any Sailor" letter written by
Ms Harpin. In that letter, Ellen mentioned
her love of knitting, prompting the sailor
to joke that maybe Ellen could send a pair
of knit slippers to keep her feet warm,
since her sleeping quarters were extremely
cold.
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