Melt the ICE Hat Pattern
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel 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. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.
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.
Approximately 200 yards of RED yarn of your choice in fingering, DK, or Worsted weight.
The sample shown was knit in Blue Sky Fibers Skyland for the DK version
Suggested Needles
Fingering weight yarn: US #4 / 3.5mm
DK weight yarn: US #6 / 4mm
Worsted weight yarn: US #8 / 5mm
There is also a crochet pattern available HERE
And I looked up the claim that knitted red toques have a history as an anti-nazi symbol, and they do seem to. This articles is translated from Norwegian and from a museum, with sources. It’s focused on the phenomenon of red hats on gnomes on Christmas cards being banned, but mentions the red toque phenomenon as existing.
After red Santa hats were banned in Norway during World War II, many creative Christmas cards appeared.
