All people are worthy of love and respect, especially our precious children. Show your support for transgender youth and their family and community members by knitting up a Protect Trans Kids banner. In these trying time where many states are working to demonize and strip away the rights of the trans community be a voice of support and love.

CRAFTIVISM IDEAS:

• While you knit a Protect Trans Kids Banner, meditate on how you can use your unique voice, interests, and talents to make an impact on the next election in support of trans rights.
• Hang Protect Trans Kids Banners in public places around your town with a tag including information for how to support your local trans rights organizations.
• Gather your friends and organize a craftivism group! Knit Protect Trans Kids Banners together and plan ways you can help turn out more community members to vote in local elections.
• Sew your banner onto a sweater or sign to wear at pride rallies.
• Knit and sell Protect Trans Kids Banners to raise money for an organization fighting for trans rights.

Some organizations you might want to support are:

• The American Civil Liberties Union
• Human Rights Campaign
• Trevor Project
• National Center for Trans Equality

Finished Dimensions:
• Approximately 8.25” / 21 cm wide by 6.75 / 17 cm tall

Materials:
• Fingering Weight wool yarn
• Color 1 (pictured in blue): Approximately 25yards / 23
• 24 sts and 27 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork stockinette st worked flat and blocked
meters
• Color 2 (pictured in pink): Approximately 45 yards / 41 Needles:
meters
• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) 20” / 51 cm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge:
24 sts and 27 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork stockinette st worked flat and blocked

Needles:
• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) 20” / 51 cm needles or size needed to obtain gauge