The WARM project is a large-scale collaborative art project that is calling on knitters across the country to contribute pieces to two pictures which will go on display in Ballarat in September.

Sustainable Environment Arts Movement president Lisa Kendal and project pattern designer Georgie Nicolson said the initiative was making a statement about sustainability and climate change, with two images to be created, one depicting a coal mine and the other a regenerated landscape.

The two women said knitting was a sustainable activity because it used a renewable, biodegradable material and encouraged people to create clothing that was more likely to be kept and worn for a long period of time.

Ms Kendal said the project not only promoted sustainability, but aimed to encourage skill-sharing and a sense of community.

Several hundred knitters were involved in the project so far, she said, but with a month of knitting left, contributions were still welcome.

Ms Nicolson said the majority of patterns for the project were small and easy enough for inexperienced knitters.

For more information, visit the SEAM website.