Knit Democracy Together Knitting Circles

Like the historic sewing circles where abolitionists and suffragists discussed the issues of the day, we’ll gather in modern day craftivist circles.  While knitting a collaborative project, we’ll talk about democracy.

Not just for knitters.  Knit, crochet, embellish, or make cord with yarn.

During the circle, you’ll connect with other civically-minded crafters. You will:

• gain a greater understanding of the U.S. electoral process
• build confidence to respond to misinformation
• be motivated to engage with voter protection groups to take action

And, of course, you can knit, crochet, or embellish building blocks for a collaborative sculpture during the circle!

Knitting circles with New Hampshire Humanities

At the six Knit Democracy Together knitting circles across New Hampshire in 2024, participants learned about mail-in ballots, how votes are counted, how the electoral college works. We discussed how gerrymandering deprives voters of meaningful choice of candidates and how partisan primaries can produce candidates at the extremes.

At all events, we made constituent pieces of a knitted / crocheted sculpture of the NH State House! If you missed those events, you can still deepen your knowledge of the electoral process by checking out these resources:

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