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One Stitch
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 8:45AM I see injustice and suffering in the world and I want us to pull together and fix ALL THE THINGS. Some might think it’s foolish to continue to believe that we can do this. Some people might be overwhelmed by the bigness of the problems. But there are shining lights of hope all around us. Sparks that show how good we can be to each other. Knitters have awesome insight into the value of small actions. By doing one small thing (one loop, one stitch) over and over and over, eventually big things (blankets, sweaters, love, warmth, compassion) emerge.
The Yarn Harlot’s Knitters Without Borders is one of my favorite sparks (Knitters have super powers). There are other examples all around us. Please share your favorite sparks in the comments. The local high school here had a mixer between high-performing students and low-performing students as a way to break down those barriers and positively influence one another. An Islamic Cultural Center opened in New York this week with a portrait display that celebrates diversity and our shared humanity. People make beautiful things and help each other all the time.
What will be your one stitch, your one loop today?
Civic Duty, You Can Know Who Did It in World 
Reader Comments (2)
I love the "if you can afford to knit, you can afford to donate" mantra. I was talking with a friend of mine from India (we both knit - she much better than I) about how odd it is that in the US, knitting is a somewhat expensive hobby, whereas in other places it is simply cheaper to make one’s own clothes.
This is true for sewing today too. Twenty or thirty years ago it was cheaper to make our own clothes in the U.S. Now, not so much.