I never knit in pink. It’s not my “normal” color to knit with. I knit in neutrals.
I never use the word “pussy.” It’s not a word the men in my life use either.
As I move from sadness to fear to anger to action, when I’m reminded of our president-elect’s vile “locker room” language about how he treats women, it stops any kind of redemptive healing dead in its tracks.
How to overcome the demeaning foulness Trump has brought into women’s lives?
March.
But first knit.
Knit for you. Knit to connect with women. Knit for those who cannot. Knit to transform unkindness.
According to the Pussyhat Project, pink is powerful because it represents caring, compassion and love. According to me, it's not a “normal” color to knit with. But then again, welcoming the Trump show's "new normal" is not what the vast majority signed up for.
The Women's March on Washington is January 21, 2017. Knit a hat for the movement. Here’s the pattern:
Photo: Malabrigo Yarn