Radical Cross Stitch

Now I’m not really a fan of knitting (’cause I can’t figure it out grrr), but I must give kudos to the knitters for being pretty cool activists.  And I won’t grumble about them having an unfair advantage ’cause their craft is easier to do lasrge amounts quickly than cross stitching
Anyhoo, stumbled across a couple of new craftivism projects which I though deserved a bit of a mention.  Firstly, the Street Knit crew in Toronto (which must be such a cool city to live in!).  They knit for the homeless:

Every year people in Toronto freeze to death because they have nowhere to come in from the cold. We can’t knit shelter, but we can do the next best thing. We’re asking you to put your needles together and spend some time this summer knitting some warmth into a sweater, a hat, mittens, socks, or a scarf to keep someone warm this winter. All items will be donated to homeless outreach programs this fall.

If I could knit, I’d be doing this too!

Secondly, and more on the symbolic side of things is the Knit a River project.  This is a collaborative knitting project

designed to raise awareness of WaterAid and their vision - a world where everyone has access to safe water and effective sanitation.

They are asking for contributions of knitted blue squares which are all knitted together to make a river.  Pretty groovy.  Again, if I would/could knit, I’d be in!