Resistant Red Yarn in worsted or DK

Resistant Red Yarn in worsted or DK

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Customers have been asking for red yarn to make the Melt the Ice hat to support the folks demonstrating against ICE in Minneapolis.

The pattern was created by Paul Neary of needle and skein, a yarn shop in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

About the hat pattern:  In the 1940s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tssel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute.

Each hat takes about 200 yards and it can be made with fingering, DK or worsted weight yarn.

Find the knitted and crochet version of this hat here. https://payhip.com/shopneedleandskein. Both are also available on Ravelry. All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.

We have dyed this yarn in DK and worsted weight. Below are the details of the yarn bases.

American Ewe DK

*  non-superwash Merino and Rambouillet wool from Shaniko Wool Co.

*  hand dyed 

* 4 oz skeins (298 yards)/113 gr (272 meters)

* 21 micron

* 3 ply

 

CeCe's Wool Worsted

*. superwash Merino

*  hand dyed

*  3 ply

* 4 oz., 280 yards

 

50% of the sale price of the yarn will be donated to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund organized by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota.

If you wish to donate to organizations working on the front lines, you will find a list of groups working to help people in need here: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/