Congratulations to Heather V., Cathy A., and Ann D., new members of Gigi's Kindness CorpsTM! Click on the Kindness Corps link to find out about our 1st mission with Self-Help International! A special thank you to everyone who has knit dishcloths -- We now have over 2,500 -- isn't that great!! Great job and keep them coming!

Get involved!

Click on the Gigi's Kindness Corps link for details about our first mission with Self-Help International!

Meet Gigi and her friends!

Gigi

Hi. I started knitting about three years ago and loved it. I wanted to write a book to help out others like me learn to knit. I hope you can learn more about me and maybe I can learn some more about you. Email me pictures and stories of the knitting projects you create. gigi@gigiknits.com

The Author

This is Karen Thalacker's first book. She has been knitting for almost 20 years and she is also a lawyer and adjunct professor at Wartburg College. She would like to thank all her family and friends for their amazing support. Karen would like to say a special "thank you" to Martingale Publishing for giving Gigi a wonderful home and introducing her to the world.

The Illustrator

Mindy Dwyer is an illustrator, author, painter and musician. Go to mindydwyer.com to see her amazing work!

The Website Designers

Andy Kruse and Cassie Frush are Wartburg College alumni. Both graduated with a Computer Science major and are working at Hormel Foods in Austin, MN. They can be reached at andy.j.kruse+gigi@gmail.com and cassie.frush+gigi@gmail.com respectively.

Kendra Christensen is a current senior at Wartburg College, planning to graduate in December 2007. She is a Communication Design major with a minor in Computer Science. She can be reached at kendra.christensen@wartburg.edu or by visiting her website www.KendraJaye.com

Karen Thalacker Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.