Knitting for climate


KNITTING FOR 1.5°C

THIS IS WHERE WE DRAW THE LINE!

KNITTING FOR CLIMATE IS A MOVEMENT OF people USING THE ART OF KNITTING TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN OVER CLIMATE CHANGE AND INADEQUATE POLITICAL RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS THAT IS AFFECTING US ALL.



read our Manifesto


OUr Demands

  1. no new licenses for the exploration of fossil fuels are issued in Europe
  2. that fossil fuel exploration by European companies is not permitted, even in non-European territories
  3.  All public subsidies to fossil fuel companies are revoked


next events 2024

november 7th

Knitting for Climate – researcher talks

time: 17-19h (local time) / Venue to be announced


NOVEMBER 12TH

north sea knitters  support at the court of session in edingburgh 8-9 Am to challenge the decision to approve the climate wrecking oil field Rosebank #StopRosebank

NOVEMBER 26TH

Equinor Autumn conference in oslo (more information coming soon)

THE Netherlands campaigns: 


THE Netherlands will be Knitting scarves for "Statues Sundays NL" and for "Climate Christmas Carols" this winter. The scarves can be sent to:


Klimaatbreien

PO Box 3101
6802 DC Arnhem


Scarves for "Climate Christmas Carols" should preferably have a label sewn on to Them.  Contact: klimaatbreien@gmail.com to get free labels.

INSTRUCTIONS

PAST Event Details

BRUSSELS

25/9 -24

Knittingforclimate held a manifestation outside EU-parliament on Sept 25 2024. You can read about it and see pictures here. The manifestation was a collaboration between 9 different countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and UK .


The North Sea Knitters in Edingburgh and Crafty Escapism in Bristol, UK made solidarity actions on the same day. North Sea Knitters encircled the Scottish Parliament and gave scarves with a clear message to their MSP:s. They had an amazing response from politicians across all parties and even a visit from the First Minister.

Bristol Craftivists encircled the City Hall with their #climateredlines- taking action in solidarity with @knittingforclimate at the EU parliament in Brussels. They used their knitting and crochet to express concern about climate change and the inadequate political response to the crisis that is affecting us all.#holdingtheredline



How to participate in our next Action

We are about to decide on our next action. We launch it soon. 

Click here for Toolkit


Why knitting?

Are you an introvert but willing to discuss knitting? Are you deeply concerned about the lack of strong policies that help us citizens to make a green transition? Do you feel that you lack confidence in the green transition that is being displayed and don't want to be part of a new wave of green colonialism? Are you upset about the subsidies to fossil fuels?


Well, you are not alone. We are a movement of people who wonders where the brave politicians are that actually dare to tell the truth about the climate crisis. You might ask yourself; how can I effect my community and the policymakers in EU to think of future generations? As well as the youngsters and children living now? By knitting a red 1,5 m scarf long you can make your voice heard and be connected.


In Portugal, thousands have already knitted Red Lines and stopped fossil fuel extraction. Norway and Sweden have also knitted their lines within the grassroots movement Mothers*Rebellion and encircled their parliaments on respective Overshoot Day, now we join forces with more countries in Europe to push our demands to the EU-parliament since our governments don't answer the call to action.
Contact Our Knitters!

LOCAL ACTION

knit a red line and show that we need to take action

Local Knitting Action

Knit a red scarf and put on a local statue. Add a small tag with a QR-code and hang or wrap your knitted line around the statue.

This is something you can organize locally in any place. It works best though if you have established the symbol "Red Line for Climate" in your region or country. Then the message is clear. But of course any action to highlight the campaign is good! 

post on social media

Use #knittingforclimate when you post. Start up a knitting account on Instagram so you can get followers and also encourage each other. You can also start a Facebook-group or WhatsApp, Signal-group to gather interested people.


Set up goals for the knitting organise coordinators that can collect the scarves that will form a long red line.


Tool kit with instructions

first action: OVershoot day

Our first action was in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden on Overshoot day where we encircled our parliaments. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature's budget for the year. It means that for the rest of the year, we are expanding our ecological deficit by using up local resources and pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The video show our knitting event in Stockholm.

Join a local knitting group!

Click on a link to connect to coordinators

through message on Instagram. 


Mammaupproret_Rebelmoms NO
Tricotpeloclima Brazil
Knittingforclimate Finland
North Sea Knitters
StickaforKlimatet Swe
Craftyrscapism Bristol
Knittingforclimatedenmark
Klimaatbreien NL
KnittingforclimateBelgium
Mothersrebellion_It
MothersRebellionMadrid
CampanhaLineaVermelha Portugal
Mothersrebellion Kenya
Mothers4zambia

News

Want to know more? 

updates and history

Here you can read about updates and interesting facts about craft and resistance:

history of knitting as a tool of resistance

Knitting, embroderies and crochet have been used as a tool of resistance and even spying through history. Learn about som cool examples through history where women has used yarn, needles and textile as a tool for conveying messages both openly and in secrecy. 


What will happen with the knitted lines afterwards

This line of resistance will have a great symbolical value for the campaign but also for every community or country that participate. Let the line work in local actions or create exhibitions....once you have the line and established its symbolical value you can come up with any idea. Maybe we will go outside Europe next time.....it is up to us because we are committed to do everything we can to push our governments to respect the Paris Agreement.  

collaborate with museums

Since we are writing history while knitting our resistance there might be an interest from your local museums and art institutions.



As an example were some of the Swedish roses  part of a workshop at Modern Museum of Art in Malmö at the finish of Ecofeminist and artist Monica Sjöö's retrospective exhibition "The Big Cosmic Mother"

Contact

Get in touch with us!

Join Knittingforclimate in our fight for a sustainable future. Reach out today to be part of the change! Use the form or send an email to:

Contacts by country


Belgium

@knittingforclimatebelgium

Brazil

@TRICOtandoPELoCLIMA

Denmark

@knittingforclimatedenmar

Finland

@knittingforclimatefinland

Italy

@mothersrebellionit

Kenya

@mothersrebellion_Kenya

Netherlands

@Klimaatbreien

Norway

@Mammaopprøret_Rebelmoms

Portugal

@campanhalineavermelha

Sweden

@stickaforklimatet

UK: England

@craftyescapism

Scotland

@Northseaknitters

Zambia

@mothers4zambia