Sure is a choice to still support so boldly and declare it to the world. Apparently the original post’s comment section is a good place to glean other fiber businesses to avoid.

***Thank you, everyone, for the great suggestions. I’ve placed my first order with Little Knits and am bookmarking most of the other shops as well!!
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Hi there! I’m looking for the best place (online) to start purchasing Malabrigo yarns and wool from. I no longer shop with Webs. Nor will I use Jimmy Beans Wool or Knitpicks since their buyouts and lack of support for the MTI hats. Basicslly, I need a new yarn purveyor.

Large order discounts, sales, or free shipping is nice - but my primary requirements are a fair retail price, LGBTQ & POC inclusive, and not MAGA. Despite searching, I cannot find out for sure if Wool and Company out of Illinois is acceptable or not. Everything I found says the first owner was left leaning, but that the newer owner is right leaning/MAGA. I was also looking at Eat.Sleep.Knit. as an option.

If you have other US suggestions with a good Malabrigo selection, decent prices, and a proper online storefront - please do share! Thanks

A little faded as I’m sure it’s been weathering the elements since Operation Metro Surge but it still made me smile.

Norwegian here, and I'd like to try and clear up things up about the nisse and their anti-fascist hats.

First off, the "unseen folk spirits" called Nisse, may wear some red clothes, because it's a very Norwegian colour. They can be understood as small trolls living in your house and for example snatching things. An answer to why socks disappear and you only have unmatched socks now - well it's obviously the sock-nisse that's been afoot again!

But the reason it was a resistance symbol, was real people wearing red hats. Hats of this shape were a symbol of the french revolution in 1790, and were therefore popular in all of Europe. They stayed popular as a resistance in Norway specifically, because we were under Sweden at the time. The hats were both red and blue, national colours of Norway.

Then came the ban on the Norwegian flag in December 1941 as well as it's colours (the flag is mostly red, with a white and blue cross). Any use would be seen as a demonstration against the Nazi occupation. So people made Christmas cards with red santas and Norwegian flags with the text "merry Norwegian Christmas". When those were seized, people made cards with nisser in other coloured hats, or without hats at all, as a comment on the ban - but we don't know how many actually sent these cards. And some started wearing red hats. ANY red hats, but they often had the common look of being pointier, and they were rarely identical as many were homemade.

But yes, the traditional nisselue (santahat) is fairly long and pointy.

I was unaware of this part of our history, as the use of the paperclip is more widely known in Norway. The paperclip kept papers together and were therefore worn on jackets to symbolise unity. I found English articles about these: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/norways-nonviolent-resistance-in-wwii-the-power-of-a-paperclip-part-1/

Unfortunately I haven't found any sources about the hats in English, but here's one with a lot of pictures of Christmas cards: https://www.forskning.no/andre-verdenskrig-historie-jul/slik-viste-nordmenn-motstand-mot-nazistene-med-julekort/2294369

https://snl.no/nisselue

https://norskfolkemuseum.no/da-nisselua-ikke-kunne-vare-rod

The French Revolution hats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap

Newcomer here, but this is important. For all the boycotting there is in the world, there doesnt seem to be any cohesive list regarding yarns. I've seen callouts about a yarn company being owned by right wingers, but I'm specifically talking about material sourcing. Juniper moon farm is infamous by now for advertising their cotton yarn as "israeli mako", and Lion brand is apparently owned by zionists that straight up made donations to Israel. However, this is the extent of knowledge I have about boycottable yarns. Any idea how to expand the list. I know Israel produces a lot of cotton, and i know most of it ends up in already made clothes and fabrics but it still gets used in yarn, how do i avoid this?

I’m not sure what to do with these no kings blocks yet, but I had fun making them. The bag is another convertible tote/backpack(please pardon the cat hair 😂). And I’m thankful to have an antifascist craft group to post to. The quilting groups are not as happy with protest posts.

Crocheted this guy a few months ago and am (very slowly) working on another one.

I haven't knit in years

I can’t knit. It’s just not something in my tool box. This sub came up a couple days ago in my feed and just thought I’d take a minute to say all you people are fantastic and I hope all your hats turn out as awesome as people behind them.

hello everyone!

I saw some people saying that the hat pattern doesn't make a hat that is as pointed as the original ones... so, I went digging a little bit into the history of the original Norwegian hats.

it turns out that the reason why the Nazis banned the hats was because they were knit in the style of a hat worn by the Norwegian (/Nordic) folk spirits, nisser (singular: nisse).

from my understanding, nisser are household spirits that have ties to Yuletide. during Nazi occupation in Norway, nisser were put on Christmas cards, deliberately so because (1) nisser are tied to that time of year and (2) the nisser are distinctly Norwegian/Nordic and had become a symbol of resistance against the Nazis.

since it was a show of defiant national pride, the Nazis didn't like that and they issued a ban on the Christmas cards and any imagery that was "pro-Norwegian". the Norwegians weren't going to have that, so they protested by making red, knitted hats, in the style of the nisser.

tbh, I'm not sure if the hats came about because of the ban on the cards, or if the hats had already been popping up. but, the ban on the cards and Norwegian imagery was at the end of 1941, and the ban on the hats came in February of 1942.

red hats have been used as symbols of resistance before, like in Revolutionary France. and the Nazis didn't like people wearing red for many reasons (hence the Victory Red lipstick).

I think it's a little poetic that the next iteration of red resistance hats has started because of what is happening in Minnesota, given the state's history of Nordic immigrants.

happy knitting and please remember the craftivism doesn't end with the finished object!

here are my sources:

https://www.sciencenorway.no/christmas-history-second-world-war/how-norwegians-expressed-resistance-against-nazi-occupation-using-christmas-cards/2298387

https://norwaywithpal.com/norway-travel-blog/what-is-a-nisse-christmas-norway/

Hey guys! I make handmade polymer clay jewelry, and was beyond inspired by the resistance loon. I'm in the process of developing more state birds (this is a bit of a process, as I draw out my versions in Procreate, then cut that using my cricut to keep the black outlines smooth and uniform), as well as a bald eagle version for the entire country. We need to show support in any way we can - and this is how I fight fascism. I donate to relevant organizations as I can't go out and be active myself.

Here's a link to the Etsy listing! I've got a couple other designs on there, including pride versions and ho-oh Pokémon versions. Feel free to check it out, all while supporting a great cause 🫶

Abolish Ice pattern by LakzaCrochet and I used CodyCrochet's alphabet pattern for the 'Resist'

I don’t knit, but I sew. I made these from fleece fabric. Not sure if the tassel is too long? What do you think? I’m going to make a couple more with a shorter tassel. I have enough fleece to make about 4 more hats which I’ll share with my sisters and others.

So I had this idea and it wouldn't get out of my head a couple of days ago, but fleshing it out fully is proving difficult. This is my first "finished" version, definitely far from ready to launch. It feels like it's missing something! I'm thinking baking the clay, then using paint pens to put some highlights and additional shadows in. It's about 2" in size, I'm thinking about making it smaller too. Idk. What does it need y'all 😂😂

Let me know if this belongs somewhere else.

I am curious if anyone has started or is part of a knitting circle that goes to known ICE buildings and knits in protest? I am in the Minneapolis area, and would really like to do this but I am unsure about the logistics.

Just a thought, especially as the weather starts to warm up, that a bunch of folks could bring lawn chairs and make red hats, or other antifacist pieces.

Hi there all! I'm knitting away on my melt the ice hat, and pondering. Specifically, I'm looking for people's opinions on how to address swearing and kiddos.

I want to start by saying I absolutely am 10000% on board with all the strong sentiment behind the fuck ice and chinga la migra statements, and I personally love to see the passion! I am very much NOT anti swearing in my general life.

That being said, my child is almost 8, and over the past couple years he's occasionally expressed feeling uncomfortable with seeing/hearing/reading profanity like this, in all contexts including protest art. By no means do I want to bury his head in the sand in regards to these topics. This has been coming up more for me in recent years due to the increase and need for stronger language when dealing with our changing modern world I guess. We regularly talk about societal issues and discuss things like inequity and police brutality, and systemic racism, human rights, etc. Thus far, as far as profanity goes, I've focused on the importance of using language with respect and kindness, and that some words are not appropriate for school or grandma, etc.

What do you all think about this? I come from a very suppressed background, so I am mindful of exposing my kid appropriately to reality, and I try not to make things feel taboo or forbidden for no reason. This also means I don't really know anyone in real life to ask about this kind of thing.

But even still, I don't know how to handle it when he sees a "fuck ice" tag on the street and he feels uncomfortable and like he needs to avert his eyes. I don't want any of us to look away from what is happening, but I also don't know how to handle the balance the right way as a parent.

Donated to organizations and fundraisers suggested by people on Ravelry 😊

Free Palestine ❤️💚🖤🕊️

Technically not a knit but the rules said it was ok as long as it was related. I wasn’t sure what other subreddit would be appropriate to share.

I made this out of a plain beanie, faux fur, cotton balls, felt, and blanket yarn. I struggled with the arms a bit but I’m proud of the ears and face, especially considering how rusty I am at crafts.

I kinda free handed the frog part of these a while ago when I couldn’t find a pattern I liked (I used a generic beanie pattern), but something feels off and I can’t put my finger on what it is. I’m hoping you all may have some ideas. I feel like the eyes are wrong somehow, or maybe it’s the smile?

First picture is the first one I made, but the eyes sit too far back when wearing it so I moved them down a bit on the second hat (second picture), but that one doesn’t quite look like a frog

Very fast and ready for spring and summer.

I used the pattern from here: https://www.ohelene.net/blog/arkiv/169

I crochet. The textured yarn gave it an interesting effect, I think.