How these Los Angeles-born pink hats became a worldwide symbol of the anti-Trump women's march

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Krista Suh plans to attend the women’s march in Washington, D.C., this week to protest Donald Trump’s presidency, and she wanted to make a statement. But she also had a more primal goal: staying warm.

“I wanted to do something more than just show up,” said the 29-year-old screenwriter who lives in downtown Los Angeles, recalling how her professors at the all-female Barnard College in New York City urged her to think about problems. “How can I visually show someone what’s going on? And I realized as a California girl, I would be really cold in D.C. — it’s not tank-top weather year-round. So I thought maybe I could knit myself a hat.”

And so the “pussyhat project” was born. Knitters — mostly women — started crafting handmade pink caps with cat ears, a reference to Trump’s vulgar statements about grabbing women’s genitals, which were revealed in a leaked video shortly before the election.

What started as a project among Suh, Jayna Zweiman and other friends at the Little Knittery in Atwater Village has turned into a global movement. Knitting groups at yarn stores, cafes and coffee shops from Seattle to Martha’s Vineyard have been churning out hats, and craft stores have reported a run on pink yarn. As word spread on social media, thousands of hats — knit with skeins of thick magenta or fuchsia yarn — have been made around the world, including in Australia and Austria. They’re all being sent to collections spots around the country and a basement in Virginia ahead of the Saturday march.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-pink-hats-womens-march-20170115-story.html

Here's step by step instructions on how to knit one yourself:

[radical noodle]

1. I have a friend who has one on in her profile pic on FB

It's really cute.

[SunSeeker]

2. Cool. I don't know how to knit, but the video makes it look pretty doable.

I"ll have to give it a try.

[radical noodle]

4. Good luck!

I didn't watch the video yet, but I might try it too!

[central scrutinizer]

3. My SILs are cranking them out

They are ace knitters and with thick yarn, they do one in about three hours. Many of the women in my family are flying from Oregon to D.C.

[SunSeeker]

5. Great tip about using thick yarn!