What is the Friendship Chain of Yarn Project?

• The Project is, essentially, a long chain made out of separate individual links, either knit or crocheted. Each link is made by a different member of the Project, using a specific set of instructions and a particular pattern that is provided by mail. The links are done in sections by mail, so that members can watch the Chain grow in their hands and see it travel. A Guest Book is maintained for all members to include a little something about themselves when they add their link. The sections are mailed back to the Project Administrator, who adds them to the main Chain.
• The Project is my baby. While participating in the Traveling Scarves Group on Ravelry, I remembered a scarf I'd seen that was made up of separate links, similar to the construction paper chains I'd made as a child at Christmas. Originally I thought it might make a good Traveling Scarf project. Then, thinking about the Christmas chains, I thought it might be better as a longer chain that could be used as a holiday decoration. From there it was a short hop to the longest chain project. In Traveling Scarves, the people in groups were brought together through their scarves, and I thought that contributing to one large project might be a great way to celebrate the friendships between fiber artists.
  
• For more details on the purpose and goal of the Project, please see the rest of the FAQs.