Average global temperatures have changed by 1.2°C over the last century but governments aren't acting fast enough to the greatest existential threat that human society has seen since the nuclear standoff last century. Use your craft skills, whatever they may be, to enable friends and activist to wear or display the data that shows the scale of this disaster
to keep warm while protesting,
as a reminder to limit energy usage,
and to help conversations about our #ClimateEmergency.
Whatever your craft, use these charts to modify your existing patterns with accurate global temperature colourways or colourways to show the trend. Take a look at the Craftivist Showcase for ideas to use with your craft.
If you want to reach local contacts find templates of Google forms and sheets and Canva flyers that can be modify to create their own independent marketing and distribution network, or use commercial portals such as Etsy for international appeal.
Find local Craftivists world-wide and see the spread of their goods. Leave a message in the Facebook group if you would like to be included.
Find various knitting patterns available for FREE on Ravelry in styles ranging from footy scarf to elegant. Share your creativity with others. A knitting pattern for complete beginners can be found in a tab on the spreadsheet available on the Charts page on this site.
While this endeavor began with knitting, similar items are being made using many other crafts as diverse as crochet, weaving, watercolour and silk painting. Join in and share your creativity and climate concern with your friends, acquaintances and local activists - and let us know as well.
Join with other craftivists in the Ravelry Caring about Climate Change group or meet us in the Facebook Climate Wearables group.
Whatever your skill or skill level, you can contribute to the effort to spread the message that carbon (coal, gas, other fossil fuels) must be kept in the ground or, in many parts of the world, it will soon be too hot for society to survive.
While there are many important and urgent issues, this site is dedicated to encouraging creative expressions of climate data to communicate the extreme danger we have inflicted on our planet.