New Hampshire
Knit Democracy Together
We built a collaborative knitted sculpture of the New Hampshire State House. Along the way, we deepened our knowledge of democracy! With people participating from all over the state, adults and middle-schoolers, it was a metaphor for representative democracy.
Exhibition of the Knitted State House
the sculpture was displayed at NH State Library in Concord
June 4 – July 2, 2024
For more photos of the exhibition
Missed the knitting / presentation sessions?
If you missed the sessions held around New Hampshire in spring 2024, you can still learn and participate. Find some resources with podcasts and articles in the list on the Resources page:
Participants at Knit Democracy Together circle in Laconia NH. Photo courtesy of New Hampshire Humanities.
We assembled the sculpture in May
at the Elegant Ewe yarn shop in Concord NH
A bit of concentration as the first strip of knitting is glued on to the armature.
These are some of the skilled knitters who made the intricate pieces for the tower.
Attaching more sections of knitting to the armature. There are 10 pieces of armature making up the sculpture.
Eve Jacobs-Carnahan showing students how to use knitting spools at Belmont Middle School. Photo courtesy of New Hampshire Humanities.
Eve Jacobs-Carnahan explaining how New Hampshire narrowly escaped extremely gerrymandered Congressional districts, during knitting circle in Laconia NH. Photo courtesy of New Hampshire Humanities.
We held knitting circles this spring
sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities
- Dover
- Monroe
- Laconia
- Conway
- Keene
- Lancaster
Knit Democracy Together event at Belknap Mill in Laconia NH. Photo courtesy of New Hampshire Humanities.
Financial support provided by New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities
