The idea of there being a Global Knit-In in my opinion is something very profound and significant. With the parallels between craftivism (quiet protest) and actual protest, there is a beauty that is present in comparison to violent protest. In the case of a violent protest, it’s always loud and vocalized in a way that in some cases fear can be stirred up, but with craftivism, the protestant elements are there and vocalized but would leave a sense of comfort and peace. I’ve never heard of the G8 protests nor would’ve believed it to be a well-versed group of knitters against globalization. In the article titled, “Stich in Time”, the way it was executed in a sense of how it brings awareness and how it can be vocal in ways really grabbed my attention and had educated me on things I and along with others would never have known about. As I was reading, I began to notice a parallel between the article about Global Knit-In(s) and Stich in Time where what is considered to be only a women’s hobby to be acknowledged as a hobby regardless the gender (specifically men). To be honest, whenever I would go into a hobby, for instance, embroidery for one, I never thought, “this must be a hobby that only women would do because it would strange to find a man do it.” I always would go into a hobby blank minded and just scrolling on YouTube for how-to videos. This thought might be distant, but even though in this case where I would believe that knitting or crocheting is only a women’s hobby, after reading these articles, I began to see that not everything should be labeled based on the activity at hand.
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