"All proceeds from the $5 "Melt The ICE" hat pattern, posted in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's invasion of Minneapolis and murder of both Renee Good and Alex Pretti, go toward the St. Louis Park Emergency Program and Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. The pattern itself was inspired by the red hats worn by Norwegians in the 1940s as resistance to German Nazi occupation. It's said that the Nazis banned the hand-knit caps in 1942, after which the hats went on to become an obscure"
"In 2026 they found new life, however, when Needle and Skein owner Gilah Mashaal needed a project for the store's Wednesday night knit-alongs. She wanted something similar to the pink pussy hats made in protest of Donald Trump's first inauguration but more suited to this new era of horrors. It was an employee, Paul, who came across the Norwegian nisselue, and the team rushed to create, test, and publish the pattern in time for the next meeting."
Yarn stores across the U.S. report sudden surges in demand for red yarn, with some shelves emptied and tubs overflowing from recent orders. A $5 "Melt The ICE" hat pattern prompted knitters nationwide to create red caps, with all proceeds directed to the St. Louis Park Emergency Program and an Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. The design draws on Norwegian red resistance hats from the 1940s, a tradition reportedly banned by Nazis in 1942. Needle and Skein owner Gilah Mashaal and an employee adapted the nisselue for modern protest and published the pattern for store knit-alongs. The pattern raised over $250,000 and filled KnitTok feeds, straining local red yarn supplies.
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