Calling all knitters! CODEPINK is creating a beautiful, quilted cozy to cover the fence in front of the White House to honor Mother's Day. And we need you!

The 150-foot knitted cozy will read "We will not raise our children to kill another mother’s child"-inspired by Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation. We’ll be piecing it together from individual squares knitted by YOU as part of the 24 hour Mother’s Day vigil for Women who live in War Zones.

The best part is you don’t have to be an experienced knitter to help! This is perfect for knitters of all skill levels—and a great opportunity for those who want to learn! Celebrate the time honored tradition of the radical act of knitting.

How-to-knit instructions here (just in case!): http://www.learntoknit.com/instructions_kn.php3

What we need:

** 4" x 4" squares, as tightly knit as you can make them, but the stitch of your choice

** Yarn in either dark green or a fabulous shade of pink- take a little inspiration from CODEPINK’s signature PINK. Note: We will need a ratio of about 5 pink squares to 1 green square to spell out the message.

** We need all pieces by May 4th so get out your needles gals (and guys)!

** Please take 1 minute to send us a quick email to tell us how many squares you plan to make and in what colors. We need to know in order to make sure we have enough to spell out our message. Email Janna at codepinkcozy[at]gmail.com

** Send your knitted creations to:
CODEPINK House
712 5th Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20002

Please note: Please remember to email us here to let us know what you sent. We’ll keep you informed as to whether we’ll need more pinks or more greens as we near the deadline for the squares to arrive at the PINK house, deadline is May 4th.

Please safety pin your name and city to each square, we hope to be able to show you where your square(s) are in the finished quilt.

Pass this invitation on to fellow knitters. It will be a beautiful start to Mother’s Day and we would love to have thousands of women present with us with the love, passion and desire for no war in sewn into their squares.

If you have questions or want to offer ideas into the creative process contact us at codepinkcozy@gmail.com!

For more information on our Mother's Day event in DC, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=139635635617 or http://codepinkalert.org/mothersday

For more information on CODEPINK or to join us on Facebook, check out our Cause: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/203