In what ways and why is knitting currently being used to make a political statement

Knitta is a group of eleven knitters. The Knitta members say: “We go beyond simply wanting attention. We prove that disobedience can be beautiful and that knitting can be outlaw” When they first started out they kept there selves unknown because they thought what they were doing was classed as graffiti than art. The knitters explain “our group is composed of people who don’t do illegal things, and we were worried about how people would react to what we are doing” (knit knit). Each member of the group brings a different skill to the group from an excellent eye for colour to writing letters. Put side by side graffiti and art, their work makes you think about the nature of knitting by associating itself with a stronger, male dominated art. ‘we go beyond simply wanting attention, we prove that disobedience can be beautiful and that knitting can be outlaw’(knitta).

I do class Yarn Bombing as making a political statement because they are being political about the less important objects in the environment. Many people see the whole thing as pointless. I think if you are a knitter or any kind of artist you would class Yarn Bombing as an art not graffiti. Many critics say “they should focus on knitting something useful like blankets for the homeless.”

Beryl Tsang addresses her political views of breast cancer which she got diagnosed with it eleven years ago. She took up knitting to help her through the trauma of losing her breast. She decided to knit herself a breast, many people commented on how good it looked in the bra. She knitted many for her cancer support group and then decided to make her website www.titbit.ca. As well as her website she realised she could support women with breast cancer through a blog. Beryl has a group of...

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...le all over the world, then sewn together to make a river that was over 200ft long. Charity knitting for free distribution is another common thing that has been happening in knitting groups knitting jumpers and socks for the soldiers in the war, often yarn companies supplied the patterns. Another successful project is the Chemo-Cap project which started in 2002 in Pennsylvania. It was to raise awareness of the women that died of uterine cancer. There are also many other projects like this now including a more resent Chemo Caps project where a girls little sister is diagnosed with CML and she wanted to make hats for the ward so nobody had a cold head, she says this on her blog “with this website I am hoping to raise awareness of the needs of people. I will provide crochet, knit and sewing patterns for chemo caps, blankets, slippers, etc. Anything that can help people